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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 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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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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "slap":

   blow, slapping, slapped, smack

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1. 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.

2. Rick Reilly:

   Golf is the cruelest game, because eventually it will drag you out in front of the whole school, take your lunch money and slap you around.

3. Randi Weingarten:

   Putting politicians in control of classrooms and lecture halls is a slap in the face to all Americans who value freedom and local control, and we will fight this blatant censorship with every fiber of our being.

4. Zarina Smagul:

   We were just starting to be proud to be Kazakh. Can you imagine what a slap in the face it was to see a movie that doesn't show anyone who even looks like you ? i love comedies. We have a lot of movies in which we, Kazakhs, laugh at parts of our culture. But I also love when research is done before filming.

5. Rose Goodhall:

   You can call Kim Kardashian a lot of things but please don't call her socialite! To do so is a slap in the face to every true socialite in the world!