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

Concluding the mid-point of its second season, the steamy adaptation of Jilly Cooper's beloved Rutshire Chronicles novels has proved that doing the homework won't always prepare you for the emotional wallop lying around the corner. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026

To see it and to hear it, though — that’s the full wallop to the sternum, the battering ram that doesn’t simply destroy but cracks through, making way for a torrent of light and producing a thousand shimmering fragments. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026

Verb

The Giants’ lineup smothered the Cubs’ pitchers, hitting seven home runs and scoring the first 16 runs of the game en route to an 18-3 walloping at Wrigley Field. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026

Instead, the Lancers got beat, got walloped actually, 7-0, on their own field. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026