WHACK Synonyms: 251 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of whack

as in attempt

an effort to do or accomplish something took a whack at solving the math problem

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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

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as in bang

a loud explosive sound the whack echoed around the field

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whack

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verb

ˈ(h)wak

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

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as in to assassinate

slang to put to death deliberately without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked

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Recent Examples of whack

Noun

Then, on Chambliss’ third drive of the second half, Woods came bending around the right edge with a whack and recover. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026 But the market naturally throws those allocations out of whack over time. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

In other places such as Libya and Somalia, Washington supported the national armies and local militias battling jihadi forces and engaged in whack-a-mole with jihadi leaders. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026 There are frightening stories of swordfish charging boats, and even spearing their transoms and whacking propellers. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whack

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whack

Noun

These symptoms may reflect the brain’s attempts to integrate and learn from what happened.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
While traveling with then-President Ronald Reagan in 1981, White House press secretary James Brady was shot during an assassination attempt on the president.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of attempt

Noun

Now, in yet another blow to national self-esteem, the ex-head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on charges of exploiting state secrets.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
The pro-Western opposition parties won big Saturday in the Czech Republic’s vote to fill one-third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, handing a blow to the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

On the other hand, those whiz-bang AI agents could simply shift companies’ existing software spending rather than actually grow it as hoped.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
For a look that’s less voluminous and shaggy, leave the layering until a point just past your bangs at about chin length.

— Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of bang

Verb

Prosecutors said Wilcox was hit by gunfire, fell to the ground and fired three more gunshots at the officers.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The different program sales operations of Skydance hit the Côte d’Azur under their pre-existing Paramount and WB brands.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

This is where Catto was assassinated 155 years ago during a tumultuous Election Day in 1871.

— Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
The plot included plans to assassinate the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his vice president, Geraldo Alckmin.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of assassinate

Noun

For example, using a quantum computer to break the current RSA-2048 encryption employed in website security, banking and electronic ID cards would require magic states that would fail only once in 10 billion tries.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
Reese will try to follow Stewart and win the title in her first try.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of try

Noun

The Wild, who have played all season without first-pair defenseman Brock Faber due to a skull fracture, lost forward Nico Sturm in the first period when he was hit on the side of the head by teammate Jared Spurgeon's slap shot.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
But, with seconds left on the clock, Patel wanted to get in one last slap shot.

— Richie McGinniss, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of slap

Noun

Lightning can travel miles from a storm, and officials suggest waiting 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder before heading back outdoors.

— Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Fans did the New Day clap in anticipation for the popular former WWE stable, and Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods answered the bell, joining Swerve Strickland as the wildcard team.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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