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Synonyms for slap
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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  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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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slapnoun

    Synonyms:
    blow (with something broad), clap

  2. slapadjective

    Synonyms:
    with a slap

  3. slapverb

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slapadverb

    Synonyms:
    suddenly, violently, unceremoniously, instantly

  2. slapnoun

    Synonyms:
    cuff, buffet

  3. slapverb

    Synonyms:
    box, cuff, buffet

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "slap":

    blow, slapping, slapped, smack

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How to use slap in a sentence?

  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.


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