Synonyms of zap

zap

verb

as in to hit

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

zapped the annoying bug with a swatter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of zap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If almost everyone who lives and almost everything that happens will be forgotten, that must be even more true in a zone of connection like the Bronx, where so much energy is zapping back and forth constantly. —Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

Defense against drones can be as simple as hiding from them and as complex as zapping them from the sky with a laser. —Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024

When zapped with light, all those components formed a solid rubber-like stretchy layer that could still transport lithium ions. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024

While employers have the tendency to blame Gen Z’s ‘goldfish memories’ for perpetuating this culture of distraction (64% of Insightful survey respondents said lack of focus was the biggest challenge of working with the youngest generation), zapped attention is not just their problem. —Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2024