Synonyms of whacked

whacked

verb

past tense of whack

1

as in smacked

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

• smacked
• slapped
• knocked
• hit
• slammed
• punched
• banged
• clapped
• struck
• pounded
• clipped
• swiped
• cracked
• kicked
• batted
• bashed
• thumped
• thwacked
• hammered
• shoved
• tapped
• nailed
• poked
• clobbered
• swatted
• jabbed
• bopped
• pushed
• zapped
• bludgeoned
• slugged
• chopped
• socked
• licked
• rapped
• bobbed
• stabbed
• flicked
• boxed
• clocked
• busted
• smote
• pasted
• bumped
• biffed
• walloped
• clouted
• whaled
• bonked
• tagged
• belted
• slogged
• pummeled
• stroked
• mauled
• battered
• beat
• buffeted
• lashed
• mangled
• slashed
• roughed
• hung one on
• stamped
• bunged
• peppered
• dumped
• pelted
• cuffed
• lambasted
• whipped
• jostled
• scuffed
• prodded
• laced
• drubbed
• butted
• creamed
• decked
• kneed
• felled
• clubbed
• speared
• flailed
• bunted
• conked
• thrashed
• switched
• pommeled
• knocked down
• flogged
• sapped
• floored
• leveled
• caned
• beaned
• sucker punched
• cudgeled
• sledgehammered
• sledged
• brained
• bowled (down or over)
• rabbit-punched
• skulled

2

as in assassinated

slang to put to death deliberately

without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• executed
• killed
• got
• dispatched
• snuffed
• neutralized
• offed
• destroyed
• slew
• liquidated
• slaughtered
• terminated
• croaked
• knocked off
• took out
• put away
• iced
• rubbed out
• bumped off
• did in
• did away with
• claimed
• shot
• cut down
• zapped
• felled
• butchered
• smote
• eliminated
• shot down
• carried off
• blotted out
• massacred
• eradicated
• blew away
• wiped out
• annihilated
• exterminated
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• restored
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whacked

Pop, a Romanian, was rolling through another service game when Bobker whacked an easy backhand beyond the baseline. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2026

The experience was not entirely dissimilar to getting whacked in the skull. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Hastings whacked a triple down the right-field line to bring in two runs and give the Diamonds a 3-2 lead. — Latif Love june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

Mitchell Robinson elbow checked him in the face, Jose Alvarado pulled off a single-legged take-down in the first half, and Towns drew a frustration flagrant foul when Wembanyama whacked him in the face. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026

The wacky misplay happened during the top of the fourth inning on June 2, when Rockies third baseman TJ Rumfield whacked a deep fly to right field, which then grazed off the left side of Adell’s glove and off the top of his head. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

The Labour government has whacked levies on private schools, introduced mansion taxes and is attempting to redistribute the nation’s wealth at a pace that would make Vladimir Lenin weep with joy. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 May 2026

Airline stocks are getting whacked this morning thanks to the oil price surge. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026

Thus, the bases were empty when Abreu whacked a double off the wall in left-center, a few feet too short of a second home run. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026