Synonyms for slap
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1. slapadverb

   Synonyms:
   just, smack dab, right, slap bang

2. slapverb

   A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

   She slapped him in response to the insult.

   Synonyms:
   right, just, slap bang, smack dab

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1. slap, smacknoun

   a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

   Synonyms:
   thunder, nose drops, scag, flavour, hell dust, relish, savour, flavor, big H, smooch, smack, smacking, sapidity, tang, savor, skag

2. smack, smacking, slapverb

   the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

   Synonyms:
   scag, nose drops, flavour, hell dust, relish, savour, flavor, big H, smooch, smack, smacking, sapidity, tang, savor, thunder, skag

3. slapadverb

   hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

   "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

4. bang, slap, slapdash, smack, boltadverb

   directly

   "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"

   Synonyms:
   slapdash, smack, rigidly, bang, slam-bang, stiffly, bolt

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1. • Blow

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1. slapnoun

   Synonyms:
   blow (with something broad), clap

2. slapadjective

   Synonyms:
   with a slap

3. slapverb

   Synonyms:
   strike (with something broad), dab, pat

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1. slapadverb

   Synonyms:
   suddenly, violently, unceremoniously, instantly

2. slapnoun

   Synonyms:
   cuff, buffet

3. slapverb

   Synonyms:
   box, cuff, buffet

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1. List of paraphrases for "slap":

   blow, slapping, slapped, smack

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1. Karen Amsden:

   I've tried everything. He has chosen Patriot Front over his family, patriot Front is a slap in the face.

2. Emmanuel Macron:

   It’s not such a big deal to get a slap when you go toward a crowd to say hello to some people who were waiting for a long time, we must not make that stupid and violent act more important than it is.

3. Tittu M John:

   Slap Me, But Don`t Hate Me

4. Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith:

   It is troubling to think that someone who commits such a reckless crime, putting so many people at risk, walks away with just a slap on the wrist.

5. Pete Hegseth:

   It’s hard to watch and then be told that it’s all part of a successful plan, ramadi was a model success story and we continue to see all of the gains we made there be somewhat reversed. It’s a slap in the faces of families of soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.