Synonyms of haymaker

haymaker

noun

ˈhā-ˌmā-kər 

as in punch

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

dealt his opponent a haymaker that sent him reeling across the boxing ring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punch
• blow
• thud
• slap
• thump
• swipe
• hit
• knock
• whack
• stroke
• smack
• pound
• slam
• poke
• spank
• bang
• lick
• beat
• hook
• clip
• clap
• swat
• chop
• bat
• lash
• kick
• belt
• cuff
• wallop
• sock
• switch
• bop
• biff
• slug
• pelt
• smash
• knee
• stinger
• welt
• thwack
• wham
• hack
• box
• stripe
• rap
• buffet
• plump
• clout
• crack
• dab
• bash
• bust
• fillip
• pounding
• pick
• swing
• whap
• uppercut
• larrup
• douse
• roundhouse
• licking
• counterpunch
• hand
• whop
• beating
• counter
• counterstroke
• one-two
• KO
• knockdown
• left
• counterblow
• right
• knockout
• sidewinder
• body blow
• hammering
• sucker punch
• pummeling
• shiver
• thrashing
• whip
• whipping
• battering
• drubbing
• rabbit punch
• cruncher
• pummelling
• bastinado
• kayo
• pasting
• flogging
• walloping
• clobbering
• cudgeling
• cudgelling
• right-hander
• bludgeoning
• bastinade
• lambasting

Examples of haymaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The president’s camp is throwing haymakers at anyone on their side who is imprudent enough to be honest about the president’s condition and his dimming political prospects in November. —Noah Rothman, National Review, 1 July 2024

Once Hendricks departed, the Giants landed their haymaker, scoring three runs in the bottom of the eighth. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024

When someone landed a haymaker between these two teams, the opponent didn’t punch back. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024

Kyle Bradish and John Means’ absences will be felt … Kyle Bradish’s elbow injury was a haymaker to open spring training. —Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2024