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
• slap
• pounding
• bump
• punch
• kick
• concussion
• encounter
• jar
• knock
• contact
• jounce
• strike
• impingement
• hit
• smash
• hammering
• thrashing
• buffet
• battering
• pummelling
• 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
• knock
• stroke
• pound
• whack
• smack
• bang
• lick
• spank
• poke
• slam
• beat
• clip
• clap
• hook
• lash
• kick
• swat
• chop
• haymaker
• clout
• bat
• box
• fillip
• slug
• pelt
• belt
• switch
• crack
• biff
• smash
• thwack
• sock
• bop
• plump
• wham
• welt
• stinger
• stripe
• dab
• buffet
• hack
• cuff
• pick
• rap
• knee
• pounding
• bash
• bust
• whap
• douse
• whop
• licking
• beating
• swing
• larrup
• hand
• one-two
• left
• counter
• counterstroke
• right
• uppercut
• counterblow
• roundhouse
• hammering
• counterpunch
• battering
• shiver
• whip
• body blow
• whipping
• thrashing
• sucker punch
• knockdown
• walloping
• knockout
• pummeling
• drubbing
• KO
• cruncher
• sidewinder
• pummelling
• rabbit punch
• bastinado
• flogging
• cudgelling
• bludgeoning
• clobbering
• kayo
• cudgeling
• pasting
• right-hander
• bastinade
• 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
• pleasure
• intoxication
• joy
• lift
• entertainment
• arousal
• delight
• electrification
• amusement
• treat
• surprize
• diversion
• fun
• delectation

wallop

2 of 2

verb

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
• lash
• punch
• whip
• hide
• beat
• pelt
• thump
• slap
• batter
• knock
• hit
• assault
• attack
• do
• bat
• spank
• slam
• smash
• maul
• pummel
• smack
• bludgeon
• chop
• hammer
• box
• paddle
• punch out
• drub
• slate
• curry
• whup
• lather
• thrash
• club
• rough (up)
• raid
• storm
• whop
• bash
• work over
• belt
• whack
• buffet
• whap
• wound
• swipe
• tan
• slog
• birch
• whale
• fib
• flog
• thresh
• switch
• lambast
• 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
• mangle
• pistol-whip
• 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
• clobber
• beat
• throw
• rout
• trounce
• cream
• whup
• blow away
• master
• flatten
• thrash
• dust
• overwhelm
• annihilate
• smother
• upset
• smoke
• skin
• whomp
• whap
• drub
• snow under
• take
• trim
• top
• whop
• paste
• sweep
• score
• wax
• skunk
• beat the pants off
• run circles around
• eat alive
• dispatch
• tromp
• surpass
• exceed
• conquer
• destroy
• run rings around
• lick
• wipe the floor with
• shellac
• crush
• wipe the ground with
• succeed
• cap
• worst
• better
• best
• subdue
• overpower
• finish
• slaughter
• vanquish
• overbear
• hurdle
• surmount
• subjugate
• prevail (over)
• upend
• outdo
• edge (out)
• eclipse
• win (against)
• knock over
• outstrip
• outdistance
• triumph (over)
• overthrow
• overmatch
• transcend
• overtop
• flourish
• ace (out)
• excel
• 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
• bonk
• tag
• smite
• belt
• chop
• bob
• sock
• stab
• rap
• flick
• slog
• bump
• biff
• stroke
• whale
• paste
• 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
• lambast
• 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