Synonyms of whack

whack 1 of 2

noun

1

as in attempt

an effort to do or accomplish something

took a whack at solving the math problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attempt
• try
• stab
• go
• shot
• offer
• bid
• endeavor
• pass
• crack
• bash
• fling
• trial
• whirl
• assay
• essay
• struggle
• undertaking
• striving
• throes
• trial and error

2

as in blow

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

gave the wasp's nest a good whack with the bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in bang

a loud explosive sound

the whack echoed around the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bang
• clap
• boom
• pop
• blast
• crack
• slam
• crash
• knock
• thunderclap
• smash
• roar
• thwack
• report
• whomp
• tap
• snap
• whump
• clash
• thunk
• howl
• wham
• clang
• clank
• rap
• outcry
• blare
• hue and cry
• clamor
• hubbub
• clangor
• tumult
• hullabaloo
• uproar

whack

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verb

ˈ(h)wak 

1

as in to hit

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

whacked the vending machine to get the candy bar to fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to assassinate

slang to put to death deliberately

without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• slay
• execute
• off
• get
• kill
• neutralize
• snuff
• take out
• dispatch
• destroy
• put away
• liquidate
• shoot
• ice
• terminate
• knock off
• bump off
• slaughter
• rub out
• croak
• do away with
• do in
• cut down
• fell
• blow away
• smite
• shoot down
• blot out
• carry off
• eliminate
• claim
• zap
• butcher
• eradicate
• wipe out
• mow (down)
• annihilate
• massacre
• exterminate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raise
• restore
• revive
• resurrect
• animate
• resuscitate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whack

Noun

Darker mornings and more evening light knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer. —Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026

Darker mornings and more evening light knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer. —ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

Verb

Rio’s staunch griminess, dreaming of whacking his brother and wanting to cut his nephew’s tongue for snitching, drags Fxce out into the open sea. —Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 23 Feb. 2026

Next thing, authorities told media outlets, a 63-year-old player allegedly punched an opponent and then used his pickleball paddle as a weapon, whacking a 70-year-old in the face. —Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026