Synonyms of smash

Noun


1. knock, bash, bang, smash, belt, blow, bump

usage: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

2. smash, smash-up, collision

usage: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

3. overhead, smash, return

usage: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

4. crash, smash, hit, hitting, striking

usage: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

5. hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang, success

usage: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

Verb


1. smash, nail, boom, blast, hit

usage: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

2. smash, dash, break

usage: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

3. bankrupt, ruin, break, smash, impoverish

usage: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

4. smash, hit, strike

usage: hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail"

5. crush, smash, demolish, humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

usage: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

6. bang up, smash up, smash, damage

usage: damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"

7. smash, hit

usage: hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

8. smash, collide, clash

usage: collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"

9. smash, demolish, destroy

usage: overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"

10. smash, break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart

usage: break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

Adverb


1. smash, smashingly

usage: with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"

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