whacked

verb

Definition of whackednext
past tense of whack
1
as in smacked
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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2
as in assassinated
slang to put to death deliberately without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whacked
  1. smacked
  2. assassinated
  3. murdered
  4. executed
  5. hit
  6. slammed
  7. punched
  8. pounded
Verb
  • The old chief attempted to do a special review of Bitcoin miners but got smacked down by a federal court.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Freeman, who had been struggling through an ankle injury, smacked the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet in the 10th inning of Game 1 for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
    NBC Los Angeles, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of smacked
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  • Not about the man, but about the streets that had been named in his honor after he was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Later on, two years after that, there was a father of another friend of mine who was assassinated by the Brazilian military government.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of assassinated
Verb
  • Melissa DeRosa, who served as secretary under former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, called out the sitting governor's post and mentioned that another person had been murdered.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Last year, the county saw 98 people murdered.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of murdered
Verb
  • Against United, Adams understood his assignment and executed it very well.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Five people were executed during the presidential transition period in 2021, breaking precedent for halting executions before the transfer of power between different administrations.
    Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of executed
Verb
  • But the Expos won only 52 games that season, and Sutherland hit a mere .239 with three home runs and a .289 on-base percentage in 141 games.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • However, some parts of China’s economy have shown signs of a recovery, with manufacturing activity expanding for two months in a row and hitting a five-month high in November.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of hit
Verb
  • New York City, like Ohio and Philadelphia, is another place that was slammed early by fentanyl.
    Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
  • However, Bannon has routinely slammed Musk in the past.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • The Baltimore Ravens punched their ticket to the postseason and kept their hopes for a division title alive Saturday.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to continuing series like One Piece offering up some of the biggest and best episodes to date, 2024 saw a bunch of newcomers that punched well above their weight.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of punched
Verb
  • My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of pounded
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