Synonyms for slap
slæp

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. slap, smack(noun)

   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, slap(verb)

   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. slap(adverb)

   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, bolt(adverb)

   directly

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

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. slap(adverb)

   Synonyms:
   slap bang, just, smack dab, right

2. slap(adverb)

   Exactly, precisely

   He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.

   Synonyms:
   smack dab, slap bang, just, right

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. slap(n.)

   Synonyms:
   blow (with something broad), clap

2. slap(ad.)

   Synonyms:
   with a slap

3. slap(v. a.)

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. slap(adv)

   Synonyms:
   suddenly, violently, unceremoniously, instantly

2. slap(n)

   Synonyms:
   cuff, buffet

3. slap(v)

   Synonyms:
   box, cuff, buffet

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "slap":

   blow, slapping, slapped, smack

How to pronounce slap?

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use slap in a sentence?

1. Marco Rubio:

   We can't say anything about that if we allow Saudi Arabia to do Saudi Arabia and all we do is a diplomatic slap on the wrist.

2. Raul Grijalva of Arizona:

   Most of us interpreted it as a slap in both their faces.

3. Josh Shapiro:

   This apparent settlement is a slap in the face to everyone who has had to bury a loved one due to this family's destruction and greed. It allows the Sackler family to walk away billionaires and admit no wrongdoing.

4. James Mattis:

   You got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn’t wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain’t got no manhood left anyway. So it’s a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them.

5. Ron Wyden:

   A slap on the wrist from the FTC won't do the job, so under my bill Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg'd face jail time for lying to the government.

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