Synonyms of thump

thump 1 of 2

noun

as in thud

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

In frustration, she gave the jammed copier a thump with her fist.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

thump

2 of 2

verb

ˈthəmp 

1

as in to slap

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slap
• knock
• smack
• hit
• bang
• punch
• clap
• slam
• whack
• pound
• strike
• clip
• swipe
• crack
• bat
• kick
• thwack
• hammer
• swat
• box
• lick
• tap
• shove
• bash
• nail
• bludgeon
• clock
• bop
• push
• zap
• poke
• clobber
• smite
• slug
• bonk
• bob
• chop
• wallop
• flick
• bump
• jab
• rap
• belt
• clout
• stab
• tag
• sock
• whale
• biff
• stroke
• slog
• bust
• paste
• beat
• pummel
• rough
• maul
• hang one on
• pepper
• drub
• scuff
• knee
• pelt
• butt
• mangle
• fell
• batter
• cuff
• bung
• lash
• slash
• jostle
• stamp
• lambast
• floor
• lambaste
• dump
• deck
• buffet
• pommel
• whip
• bunt
• cream
• thrash
• prod
• flail
• spear
• club
• lace
• knock down
• cane
• switch
• brain
• cudgel
• skull
• bean
• conk
• sledge
• level
• bowl (down or over)
• flog
• sledgehammer
• sap
• sucker punch
• rabbit-punch

2

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• pound
• hide
• lash
• beat
• knock
• slap
• whip
• hit
• punch
• pelt
• spank
• smash
• attack
• bat
• slam
• do
• batter
• assault
• pummel
• maul
• hammer
• smack
• chop
• bludgeon
• thrash
• bash
• paddle
• punch out
• drub
• club
• whack
• wallop
• whap
• work over
• slate
• whup
• box
• switch
• belt
• whop
• thresh
• curry
• flog
• tan
• raid
• lambast
• whale
• rough (up)
• lather
• lambaste
• swipe
• beat up on
• slog
• buffet
• birch
• pommel
• thwack
• fib
• wound
• swat
• tromp
• storm
• crack
• baste
• belabor
• mess (up)
• lace
• bung up
• whomp
• rush
• clobber
• wham
• descend (on or upon)
• lay on
• cudgel
• jump (on)
• sock
• clout
• strap
• pounce (on or upon)
• assail
• cuff
• leather
• cane
• paste
• beset
• bust
• lam
• horsewhip
• scourge
• lacerate
• cowhide
• flagellate
• blackjack
• gore
• rawhide
• maim
• mangle
• mutilate
• pistol-whip
• fustigate

Examples of thump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Even the hearing-impaired can enjoy the thump of a strong, rhythmic bass line. —Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2024

The harder the bassline and the thump of the drums, the better. —Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 July 2024

Verb

Early one morning, I was awakened by a thumping sound. —Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024

Music thumped and air hissed as Milwaukee Public Schools students filled balloons Friday in advance of the Republican National Convention and former President Donald Trump's speech as the party's nominee. —Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024