Synonyms of wallops

wallops 1 of 2

noun

plural of wallop

1

as in collisions

a forceful coming together of two things

felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• thumps
• jolts
• slams
• shocks
• impacts
• crashes
• blows
• slaps
• kicks
• bumps
• punches
• knocks
• encounters
• strikes
• hits
• concussions
• jars
• contacts
• smashes
• jounces
• impingements
• raps
• buffets
• touches
• batterings
• thrashings
• lickings
• bashings
• meetings

2

as in blows

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

gave the ball a good wallop with the bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blows
• thumps
• punches
• slaps
• thuds
• whacks
• knocks
• hits
• swipes
• smacks
• spanks
• strokes
• pounds
• pokes
• licks
• slams
• beats
• swats
• bangs
• claps
• chops
• hooks
• biffs
• thwacks
• whams
• clips
• haymakers
• kicks
• bops
• socks
• smashes
• pelts
• plumps
• bashes
• lashes
• whops
• raps
• douses
• clouts
• belts
• fillips
• hands
• cuffs
• switches
• bats
• welts
• knees
• dabs
• buffets
• stingers
• hacks
• swings
• slugs
• stripes
• picks
• lickings
• boxes
• cracks
• larrups
• busts
• beatings
• counterpunches
• counters
• shivers
• whips
• lefts
• uppercuts
• batterings
• counterstrokes
• counterblows
• roundhouses
• thrashings
• body blows
• rabbit punches
• kayos
• sucker punches
• rights
• crunchers
• sidewinders
• whippings
• drubbings
• knockdowns
• KOs
• pastings
• right-handers
• bastinadoes
• wallopings
• one-twos
• knockouts

3

as in kicks

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

• kicks
• thrills
• rushes
• boots
• bangs
• frissons
• titillations
• jollies
• jolts
• charges
• exhilarations
• shocks
• lifts
• buzzes
• highs
• surprises
• enjoyments
• delights
• joys
• pleasures
• intoxications
• treats
• entertainments
• electrifications
• amusements
• diversions
• arousals
• fun
• delectations

wallops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wallop

1

as in licks

to strike repeatedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licks
• pounds
• hides
• whips
• knocks
• slaps
• beats
• lashes
• thumps
• hits
• slams
• batters
• smashes
• spanks
• pummels
• punches
• pelts
• does
• attacks
• mauls
• assaults
• thrashes
• bats
• bludgeons
• chops
• bashes
• smacks
• whacks
• hammers
• drubs
• paddles
• threshes
• lambastes
• slogs
• clubs
• flogs
• belts
• punches out
• boxes
• storms
• raids
• lathers
• bastes
• slates
• whups
• belabors
• swipes
• works over
• switches
• buffets
• tans
• swats
• tromps
• fibs
• wounds
• laces
• whales
• curries
• whops
• clobbers
• roughs (up)
• thwacks
• rushes
• messes (up)
• whams
• pommels
• assails
• socks
• clouts
• bungs up
• cracks
• besets
• cudgels
• beats up on
• birches
• pastes
• lacerates
• descends (on or upon)
• lams
• cuffs
• straps
• whomps
• jumps (on)
• lays on
• mangles
• busts
• canes
• scourges
• flagellates
• gores
• leathers
• maims
• mutilates
• horsewhips
• pounces (on or upon)
• pistol-whips
• blackjacks
• cowhides
• rawhides
• fustigates

2

as in buries

to defeat by a large margin

walloped their traditional rivals 20 to nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buries
• whips
• clobbers
• bombs
• overcomes
• thrashes
• throws
• flattens
• upsets
• routs
• smothers
• beats
• overwhelms
• annihilates
• masters
• trounces
• dusts
• takes
• trims
• tops
• smokes
• pastes
• whups
• blows away
• drubs
• whomps
• scores
• creams
• sweeps
• whops
• skins
• waxes
• conquers
• tromps
• succeeds
• surpasses
• destroys
• dispatches
• exceeds
• shellacs
• subdues
• licks
• beats the pants off
• crushes
• snows under
• eats alive
• runs circles around
• wipes the floor with
• skunks
• overpowers
• vanquishes
• caps
• surmounts
• slaughters
• overthrows
• finishes
• bests
• excels
• subjugates
• hurdles
• upends
• overtops
• outdoes
• eclipses
• outstrips
• overbears
• outshines
• transcends
• prevails (over)
• wins (against)
• outdistances
• flourishes
• triumphs (over)
• edges (out)
• knocks over
• betters
• noses out
• sinks
• knocks off
• overmatches
• breaks
• worsts
• aces (out)
• pips
• outfights
• does in

3

as in slaps

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

arrested for walloping a police officer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slaps
• knocks
• smacks
• hits
• slams
• punches
• whacks
• claps
• bangs
• strikes
• pounds
• swipes
• clips
• kicks
• thumps
• swats
• bats
• clobbers
• bashes
• cracks
• nails
• thwacks
• shoves
• smites
• hammers
• bludgeons
• zaps
• boxes
• licks
• taps
• bops
• pokes
• stabs
• pushes
• socks
• jabs
• clouts
• raps
• chops
• bonks
• biffs
• bobs
• clocks
• flicks
• slogs
• tags
• belts
• pummels
• slugs
• pastes
• whales
• busts
• strokes
• bumps
• mauls
• mangles
• beats
• batters
• prods
• drubs
• hangs one on
• jostles
• knees
• lambastes
• slashes
• roughs
• pelts
• cuffs
• stamps
• dumps
• peppers
• whips
• buffets
• bunts
• thrashes
• lashes
• butts
• laces
• saps
• scuffs
• decks
• conks
• bowls (down or over)
• flails
• pommels
• cudgels
• levels
• brains
• floors
• beans
• creams
• clubs
• fells
• flogs
• knocks down
• sledges
• spears
• bungs
• switches
• canes
• skulls
• sledgehammers
• sucker punches
• rabbit-punches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wallops

Noun

The slight sweetness of the gravy-less curry is tempered with wallops of miso while curry powder seasons the ground beef more than adequately. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026

In 2022 and 2024, there were similar blank stretches, but both seasons ended with major wallops to Florida — Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in 2022, and Hurricanes Helene and Milton last year. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025

Verb

And even the smallest nibble wallops with a potent vegetal bitterness. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Finally, Outie Mark and Gemma are reunited, and the mix of joy and relief and love on Adam Scott and Dichen Lachman’s faces as their characters take each other in wallops you. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025

Gove will have a lot on his plate if winter wallops the city. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025