Synonyms of whacks

whacks 1 of 2

noun

plural of whack

1

as in tries

an effort to do or accomplish something

took a whack at solving the math problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tries
• attempts
• stabs
• goes
• offers
• shots
• bids
• passes
• bashes
• endeavors
• flings
• cracks
• essays
• trials
• whirls
• assays
• throes
• struggles
• strivings
• undertakings
• trial and errors

2

as in blows

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

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

3

as in claps

a loud explosive sound

the whack echoed around the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• claps
• bangs
• blasts
• booms
• thwacks
• pops
• slams
• crashes
• thunderclaps
• roars
• cracks
• knocks
• smashes
• reports
• snaps
• whomps
• taps
• whumps
• thunks
• clangs
• howls
• clanks
• whams
• clashes
• raps
• outcries
• blares
• clamors
• clangors
• uproars
• tumults
• hullabaloos
• hue and cries
• hubbubs

whacks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of whack

1

as in slaps

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

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

2

as in assassinates

slang to put to death deliberately

without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinates
• murders
• slays
• executes
• kills
• gets
• offs
• dispatches
• snuffs
• neutralizes
• terminates
• croaks
• shoots
• liquidates
• destroys
• slaughters
• rubs out
• knocks off
• ices
• does away with
• takes out
• does in
• puts away
• bumps off
• smites
• zaps
• blows away
• claims
• cuts down
• eliminates
• shoots down
• blots out
• fells
• annihilates
• eradicates
• exterminates
• carries off
• mows (down)
• butchers
• massacres
• wipes out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raises
• restores
• revives
• animates
• resurrects
• resuscitates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whacks

Noun

Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother were found slain by 29 (or 30) whacks in Fall River, Massachusetts. — USA Today, 21 July 2026

In the opening minute alone, Murphy shot just wide off a turnover and Josefin Bouveng set up Madison Kaiser for a couple of whacks from the edge of the blue paint that were both stopped. — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026

The star then grabbed a bat and took several whacks at a colorful piñata shaped like a cascaron. — René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2026

Deeper down the road the slap of the drooping tropical tree branches against the windshield are like punishing whacks to the face for trying to force a metaphor. — Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025

Brush off hair and debris from the surface, then give it a few whacks against the inside of the trash can to knock out some of the dust. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025

Verb

With runners on the corners, Martinez whacks a two-run, RBI double to tie it at five. — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026

Then little Holly Wheeler and her 10-year-old friends, including the Season 5 favorite Derek (Jake Connelly), all swarm into the basement and take over the D&D table in a passing of the torch that basically whacks the audience over our collective heads. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

Fed up with Nicky’s dramatics, Lester uses his elevator crank and whacks the former hard in the back of his neck. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025

Fanning flatlines when left to be a solo show as Bertino whacks her around like a pinball, hitting big, loud scares that seem to keep resetting. — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025