Synonyms of wallop

wallop 1 of 2

noun

1

as in collision

a forceful coming together of two things

felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collision
• jolt
• shock
• thump
• impact
• crash
• slam
• blow
• pounding
• slap
• bump
• punch
• kick
• concussion
• encounter
• jar
• knock
• jounce
• contact
• strike
• impingement
• hit
• smash
• hammering
• thrashing
• buffet
• battering
• pummeling
• rap
• licking
• touch
• bashing
• bludgeoning
• clobbering
• meeting
• lambasting

2

as in punch

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

gave the ball a good wallop with the bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punch
• blow
• thump
• thud
• slap
• swipe
• hit
• pound
• knock
• stroke
• whack
• smack
• bang
• lick
• poke
• spank
• beat
• slam
• clip
• clap
• hook
• kick
• lash
• swat
• chop
• clout
• bat
• box
• slug
• belt
• fillip
• pelt
• switch
• crack
• biff
• smash
• sock
• thwack
• bop
• plump
• wham
• haymaker
• stripe
• stinger
• welt
• dab
• buffet
• pounding
• hack
• cuff
• pick
• rap
• knee
• bash
• bust
• whop
• licking
• beating
• douse
• swing
• larrup
• hand
• left
• one-two
• counter
• counterstroke
• right
• uppercut
• roundhouse
• whip
• hammering
• battering
• shiver
• counterpunch
• whipping
• body blow
• thrashing
• sucker punch
• knockdown
• knockout
• walloping
• pummeling
• drubbing
• counterblow
• KO
• sidewinder
• rabbit punch
• flogging
• bludgeoning
• clobbering
• cruncher
• kayo
• cudgeling
• pasting
• bastinado
• right-hander
• lambasting

3

as in kick

a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings

she really got a wallop out of finding a rare first edition by her favorite author

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kick
• thrill
• bang
• boot
• rush
• frisson
• exhilaration
• charge
• jolt
• titillation
• jollies
• shock
• enjoyment
• surprise
• high
• buzz
• intoxication
• pleasure
• joy
• lift
• entertainment
• arousal
• delight
• electrification
• amusement
• treat
• diversion
• fun
• delectation

wallop

2 of 2

verb

ˈwä-ləp 

1

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• pound
• punch
• lash
• whip
• hide
• beat
• slap
• pelt
• thump
• knock
• batter
• hit
• assault
• attack
• do
• bat
• spank
• slam
• smash
• maul
• pummel
• smack
• bludgeon
• chop
• hammer
• box
• paddle
• punch out
• drub
• slate
• curry
• whup
• lather
• club
• thrash
• rough (up)
• raid
• whop
• work over
• bash
• storm
• belt
• buffet
• whack
• tan
• wound
• slog
• swipe
• birch
• whale
• fib
• flog
• thresh
• switch
• belabor
• lambaste
• mess (up)
• lace
• tromp
• pommel
• baste
• clout
• swat
• beat up on
• bung up
• crack
• rush
• thwack
• cudgel
• clobber
• whomp
• wham
• lay on
• cane
• descend (on or upon)
• sock
• strap
• assail
• leather
• beset
• paste
• jump (on)
• horsewhip
• pounce (on or upon)
• lacerate
• cuff
• bust
• scourge
• lam
• gore
• blackjack
• flagellate
• rawhide
• maim
• pistol-whip
• mangle
• cowhide
• mutilate
• fustigate

2

as in to whip

to defeat by a large margin

walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whip
• bomb
• overcome
• bury
• beat
• rout
• throw
• cream
• upset
• blow away
• flatten
• thrash
• dust
• smoke
• annihilate
• clobber
• overwhelm
• smother
• master
• skin
• trounce
• whomp
• drub
• take
• trim
• whup
• top
• paste
• whop
• sweep
• score
• snow under
• wax
• skunk
• beat the pants off
• run circles around
• tromp
• eat alive
• dispatch
• lick
• surpass
• exceed
• destroy
• conquer
• worst
• wipe the floor with
• shellac
• crush
• best
• succeed
• better
• cap
• subdue
• overpower
• finish
• slaughter
• vanquish
• hurdle
• surmount
• subjugate
• prevail (over)
• win (against)
• outdo
• edge (out)
• eclipse
• knock over
• overthrow
• triumph (over)
• outstrip
• outdistance
• transcend
• overmatch
• overtop
• flourish
• overbear
• ace (out)
• excel
• upend
• outshine
• knock off
• outfight
• pip
• break
• nose out
• sink
• do in

3

as in to punch

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

arrested for walloping a police officer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punch
• smack
• slap
• hit
• knock
• bang
• slam
• clap
• strike
• pound
• whack
• clip
• swipe
• bat
• crack
• kick
• box
• thump
• clout
• swat
• shove
• hammer
• nail
• slug
• zap
• bludgeon
• lick
• thwack
• clobber
• tap
• clock
• jab
• bash
• bop
• push
• poke
• tag
• smite
• belt
• bob
• chop
• sock
• stab
• rap
• flick
• slog
• biff
• bump
• whale
• stroke
• paste
• bonk
• bust
• pummel
• maul
• beat
• rough
• pepper
• hang one on
• batter
• drub
• mangle
• pelt
• lash
• butt
• knee
• stamp
• buffet
• slash
• bung
• jostle
• cream
• cuff
• dump
• whip
• bunt
• prod
• deck
• scuff
• lambaste
• cane
• floor
• pommel
• brain
• lace
• fell
• cudgel
• spear
• bean
• sledge
• club
• level
• conk
• knock down
• bowl (down or over)
• sap
• thrash
• sledgehammer
• skull
• flail
• switch
• flog
• sucker punch
• rabbit-punch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wallop

Noun

While the actors and their stunt doubles display impressive moves, and Claudia Sarne’s industrial electronica score keeps the action churning, the many clashes are mostly generic, seldom packing much of a visceral wallop, and the effects work is strictly standard-issue. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026

In due time, the wallop arrives. — Barry Levitt, Time, 19 June 2026

Verb

That is to say nothing of periodic smaller disasters, such as last year’s Texas floods that engulfed young campers; the Los Angeles wildfires that chewed through entire neighborhoods; and Typhoon Kalmaegi, which walloped Vietnam and the Philippines. — Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

The Valkyries didn’t need Janelle Salaün or Kiah Stokes to wallop the Chicago Sky last Wednesday, but their Monday matchup with the Dallas Wings saw both return. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026