Synonyms of thumping

thumping 1 of 3

adverb

as in extremely

to a great degree

wrote several thumping big books on World War II

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extremely
• very
• damn
• damned
• terribly
• incredibly
• too
• badly
• highly
• desperately
• so
• jolly
• really
• severely
• roaring
• full
• wildly
• far
• rattling
• seriously
• cracking
• super
• especially
• real
• heavily
• whacking
• that
• mighty
• intensely
• much
• passing
• greatly
• fiercely
• most
• such
• particularly
• spanking
• wicked
• sore
• exceptionally
• good and
• bone
• extra
• way
• awfully
• absolutely
• awful
• fantastically
• exceedingly
• specially
• monstrous
• dang
• deadly
• almighty
• fabulously
• immensely
• beastly
• achingly
• hugely
• supremely
• totally
• a lot
• eminently
• vitally
• frightfully
• uncommonly
• thoroughly
• utterly
• mortally
• stinking
• filthy
• sorely
• roaringly
• remarkably
• completely
• corking
• surpassingly
• enormously
• archly
• positively
• blisteringly
• mightily
• deeply
• vastly
• colossally
• as all get-out
• right
• ever
• entirely
• majorly
• unco
• visibly
• noticeably
• significantly
• wholly
• downright
• flat-out
• fully
• considerably
• purely
• notably
• radically
• substantially
• obviously
• profoundly
• palpably
• discernibly
• extensively
• markedly
• plainly
• altogether
• excessively
• plentifully
• appreciably
• obscenely
• abundantly
• monumentally
• grandly
• monstrously
• astonishingly
• astronomically
• staggeringly
• overmuch
• amazingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• slightly
• somewhat
• nominally
• just
• negligibly
• barely
• hardly
• scarcely
• marginally
• scantily
• minimally
• meagerly

thumping

2 of 3

noun

as in pounding

Related Words

• pounding
• thrashing
• hammering
• beating
• smashing
• whipping
• pummeling
• bashing
• flogging
• drubbing
• attack
• clubbing
• battering
• belting
• mauling
• assault
• licking
• pelting
• paddling
• whaling
• bludgeoning
• walloping
• buffeting
• injury
• batting
• harm
• battery
• hurt
• cudgeling
• detriment
• tromping
• onslaught
• damage
• impairment
• riot
• threat
• shock
• revolt
• lacing
• socking
• frenzy
• turbulence
• terror
• rampage
• fury
• upheaval
• rupture
• outrage
• paroxysm
• outbreak
• pommeling
• tumult
• rage
• savagery
• uproar
• brutality
• bulldozing
• barbarity
• storm
• bullying
• browbeating
• violence
• crippling
• foul play
• hectoring
• mayhem
• maiming
• mutilation
• strong-arming
• force

Dissimilar Words

• pacifism
• nonviolence
• pacificism

thumping

3 of 3

verb

present participle of thump

1

as in slapping

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slapping
• smacking
• knocking
• banging
• hitting
• slamming
• pounding
• punching
• clapping
• whacking
• striking
• clipping
• cracking
• swiping
• kicking
• hammering
• batting
• tapping
• bashing
• thwacking
• nailing
• bopping
• bobbing
• jabbing
• pushing
• shoving
• bludgeoning
• swatting
• poking
• clobbering
• licking
• flicking
• boxing
• slugging
• smiting
• walloping
• zapping
• rapping
• clouting
• chopping
• belting
• socking
• bumping
• stabbing
• bonking
• clocking
• slogging
• busting
• stroking
• pasting
• tagging
• biffing
• whaling
• beating
• pummeling
• battering
• mauling
• hanging one on
• peppering
• mangling
• drubbing
• scuffing
• stamping
• slashing
• pelting
• lashing
• buffeting
• whipping
• jostling
• cuffing
• dumping
• lambasting
• prodding
• butting
• roughing
• thrashing
• kneeing
• flailing
• bunging
• clubbing
• lacing
• creaming
• bunting
• cudgeling
• sapping
• switching
• felling
• spearing
• pommeling
• flogging
• knocking down
• bowling (down or over)
• decking
• caning
• flooring
• sledgehammering
• braining
• leveling
• sledging
• conking
• sucker punching
• skulling
• rabbit-punching
• beaning

2

as in licking

to strike repeatedly

playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounding
• licking
• lashing
• beating
• whipping
• hiding
• battering
• knocking
• slapping
• hitting
• smashing
• pelting
• slamming
• punching
• attacking
• doing
• spanking
• hammering
• pummeling
• assaulting
• thrashing
• batting
• mauling
• smacking
• bashing
• chopping
• bludgeoning
• clubbing
• walloping
• whacking
• drubbing
• storming
• belting
• flogging
• whopping
• paddling
• raiding
• switching
• buffeting
• slogging
• working over
• punching out
• lathering
• lambasting
• boxing
• whupping
• whaling
• swiping
• tanning
• slating
• tromping
• currying
• threshing
• cracking
• basting
• thwacking
• fibbing
• messing (up)
• roughing (up)
• belaboring
• lacing
• wounding
• swatting
• rushing
• birching
• pommeling
• clobbering
• strapping
• beating up on
• bunging up
• clouting
• cudgeling
• socking
• assailing
• descending (on or upon)
• pasting
• busting
• jumping (on)
• whomping
• cuffing
• whamming
• laying on
• pouncing (on or upon)
• besetting
• caning
• lacerating
• lamming
• flagellating
• scourging
• leathering
• mangling
• pistol-whipping
• goring
• mutilating
• maiming
• horsewhipping
• blackjacking
• fustigating
• cowhiding
• rawhiding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thumping

Noun

The erratic thumping of moths doomed by the siren-pull of the kitchen light. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

The faint thumping of bass music and people talking could be heard from the street. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Filled with gray, silty water, the pool was vigorously boiling and producing loud thumping sounds caused by steam bubbles forming and collapsing beneath the surface. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 June 2026

The infant’s heart beats into the night, like the thumping of a little giant, breaking rocks deep in the Mines of Moria. — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026

Meanwhile, Paraguay is coming off a 4-0 thumping of Nicaragua in their final tune-up before the World Cup. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

Milan’s 4-0 thumping of Barcelona in 1994 was anomalous compared with the rest of their European campaign that season, but their defensive foundations were strong — with half of their six group games finishing 0-0. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 29 May 2026

The aim wasn’t to make the chatbot Bible-thumping or pious. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 26 May 2026

Minnesota's 6-1 thumping of its Central Division rival in Game 1 sets up the possibility Monday night to go up 2-0 in a playoff series for the first time in 15 postseason appearances over its 25-season history. — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026

Verb

Spinning heart-thumping electronic beats and Latin house rhythms, RØZ has taken the stage at many a popular event, such as the most recent Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Lollapalooza Chicago, Hard Summer, EDC Las Vegas and Sueños. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Ben Green’s thumping bass leads to huffy breathing, which leads to bone-snapping drum machine rhythms and an ectoplasmic elastic guitar riff. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026

Then there’s perdiz, which are upland birds that thrive in grassy habitats around agricultural fields and flush quickly enough to get any bird hunter’s heart thumping. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026

The Soundcore P25i earbuds give you thumping bass and rich audio detail for less than the cost of a textbook. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

From Andy Grammer’s feet-thumping anthems to the traditional dance of the Irish rolling hills, this year’s Harris Center for the Arts lineup is sure to entertain. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Set amidst the thumping techno beats of a former car factory, the pop-up offered multi-course fine dining lunches and casual evening bites. — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Senegal did not even get to celebrate a late consolation, with Mbappe thumping the ball home brilliantly from distance. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku has become the first player in World Cup history to score as a substitute in four matches — his last coming in the 4-1 thumping over the United States in the round of 16. — David Hickey, NBC news, 10 July 2026