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

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
• swat
• clock
• tap
• chop
• push
• thwack
• smite
• lick
• bop
• slug
• bonk
• jab
• bob
• stab
• flick
• clout
• rap
• sock
• belt
• tag
• bump
• bust
• paste
• wallop
• whale
• rough
• slog
• biff
• stroke
• beat
• pummel
• hang one on
• maul
• slash
• mangle
• pepper
• lambast
• 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
• level
• club
• 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

Examples of whack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Consuming too much baking soda, which has an alkaline pH of about 8.3, is when things can get thrown out of whack. —Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024

Beneath it all is the fact that housing costs in cities are profoundly out of whack, especially for those who need two, three or (gasp) even four-bedroom residences. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024

Verb

Time for Jeanie Buss to whack Pelinka, instead of the innumerable coaches embarrassingly canned in the last 10 years. —Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024

After striking Jamaica, Beryl whacked Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, making landfall as a Category 2 storm before losing strength over land. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024