SMASH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SMASH?

Need another word that means the same as “smash”? Find 69 synonyms and 30 related words for “smash” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Smash” are: blast, boom, nail, dash, bankrupt, break, ruin, bang up, smash up, crush, break to pieces, smash to smithereens, shatter, crash into, collide with, be in collision with, hit, strike, ram, slam into, bang into, meet head-on, run into, drive into, bump into, crack against, crack into, crash, wreck, thump, punch, cuff, smack, thwack, destroy, devastate, demolish, blight, wipe out, overturn, torpedo, scotch, smash into, bang, bash, belt, knock, smasher, smash-up, overhead, breaking, shattering, crashing, multiple crash, car crash, collision, multiple collision, accident, car accident, road accident, traffic accident, bump, great success, sensation, triumph, smashingly

Smash as a Noun

Definitions of "Smash" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “smash” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A bankruptcy or financial failure.
• A violent blow.
• A violent collision or impact between vehicles.
• A very successful song, film, show, or performer.
• The act of colliding with something.
• An act or sound of something smashing.
• A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head.
• A serious collision (especially of motor vehicles.
• A mixture of spirits (typically brandy) with flavoured water and ice.
• A vigorous blow.
• A conspicuous success.
• A stroke in tennis, badminton, and similar sports in which the ball or shuttlecock is hit downwards with a hard overarm volley.

Synonyms of "Smash" as a noun (25 Words)

accident	A crash involving road or other vehicles. If you are unable to work owing to accident or sickness.
bang	A border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead. They got a great bang out of it.
bash	A vigorous blow. A birthday bash.
belt	A belt of a specified colour marking the attainment of a particular level in judo karate or similar sports. Be quiet or it s the belt.
breaking	The act of breaking something.
bump	A light blow or a jolting collision. The bump threw him off the bicycle.
car accident	A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.
car crash	The compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant.
collision	An accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object. Three passengers were killed in the collision.
crash	A sudden failure which puts a computer system out of action. A car crash.
crashing	An event that causes a computer system to become inoperative.
great success	A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.
hit	A successful venture, especially a film, pop record, or song. That song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career.
knock	The sound of knocking as on a door or in an engine or bearing. The knocking grew louder.
multiple collision	The product of a quantity by an integer.
multiple crash	The product of a quantity by an integer.
overhead	A transparency for use with an overhead projector. Passengers get up to fiddle with their luggage in the overheads.
road accident	An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation.
sensation	The capacity to have physical sensations. A sensation of touch.
shattering	The act of breaking something into small pieces.
smash-up	A serious collision (especially of motor vehicles.
smasher	A conspicuous success. He scored a smasher.
strike	A pitch that passes through the strike zone. His 32nd minute strike helped the team to end a run of three defeats.
traffic accident	The amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time.
triumph	The processional entry of a victorious general into ancient Rome. The agreement was a triumph for common sense.

Usage Examples of "Smash" as a noun

• A car smash.
• A box office smash.
• Man dies in motorway smash.
• A smash-hit first single.
• That new Broadway show is a real smasher.
• A forearm smash.
• The fullback's smash into the defensive line.
• He heard the smash of glass.

Smash as a Verb

Definitions of "Smash" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “smash” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Completely defeat, destroy, or foil (something regarded as hostile or dangerous.
• Violently knock down or crush inwards.
• (in sport) strike (the ball) or score (a goal, run, etc.) with great force.
• Crash and severely damage (a vehicle.
• Collide or strike violently and suddenly.
• Be violently broken into pieces; shatter.
• Overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful.
• (in tennis, badminton, and similar sports) strike (the ball or shuttlecock) downwards with a hard overarm volley.
• Humiliate or depress completely.
• Hit hard.
• Hit violently.
• Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over.
• Hit or attack (someone) very violently.
• Reduce to bankruptcy.
• Damage or destroy as if by violence.
• (of a business) go bankrupt; fail financially.
• Move so as to hit or collide with something with great force and impact.
• Break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow.
• Violently break (something) into pieces.
• Easily or comprehensively beat (a record.
• Hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke.

Synonyms of "Smash" as a verb (43 Words)

bang into	Move noisily.
bang up	Move noisily.
bankrupt	Reduce a person or organization to bankruptcy. The strike nearly bankrupted the union.
be in collision with	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form.
blast	Criticize harshly or violently. Corn blasted before it be grown up.
blight	Cause to suffer a blight. Some people complain that wind farms blight the landscape.
boom	Make a deep hollow sound. Stop right there boomed the Headmaster.
break	Undergo breaking. The book dealer would not break the set.
break to pieces	Fracture a bone of nicecutisours.
bump into	Dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward.
collide with	Crash together with violent impact.
crack against	Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.
crack into	Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.
crash	Cause to crash. The waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night.
crash into	Make a sudden loud sound.
crush	Crush or bruise. I was crushed was I not good enough.
cuff	Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs. The man s hands were cuffed behind his back.
dash	Add an enlivening or altering element to. I won t tell Stuart I think he d be dashed.
demolish	Defeat soundly. I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. He has been determined to destroy her.
devastate	Destroy or ruin. He was devastated by his grief when his son died.
drive into	Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment.
hit	Score a run or point by hitting a ball with a bat racket stick etc. Capital spending this year is likely to hit 1 800 million.
meet head-on	Undergo or suffer.
nail	Attach something somewhere by means of nails. She nailed her astrophysics course.
overturn	Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position. The crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire.
punch	Drive forcibly as if by a punch. The nail punched through the wall.
ram	(of a vehicle or vessel) be driven violently into (something, typically another vehicle or vessel) in an attempt to stop or damage it. The stolen car rammed into the front of the house.
ruin	Reduce to ruins. The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers.
run into	Be diffused.
scotch	Make a small cut or score into. He soon scotched himself against a wall.
shatter	Break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces. Everyone was shattered by the news.
slam into	Dance the slam dance.
smack	Have a distinctive or characteristic taste. The four postilions smacked their whips in concert.
smash into	Hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke.
smash to smithereens	Hit violently.
smash up	Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over.
strike	Undertake strike action against an employer. Strike a medal.
thump	(of a person’s heart or pulse) beat or pulsate strongly, typically because of fear or excitement. The Band of the Royal Marines was thumping out a selection from Oklahoma.
thwack	Strike forcefully with a sharp blow. She thwacked the back of their knees with a cane.
torpedo	Attack or hit with torpedoes. Fighting between the militias torpedoed peace talks.
wipe out	Rub with a circular motion.
wreck	Suffer or undergo shipwreck. My letters were in one of the vessels that wreck d.

Usage Examples of "Smash" as a verb

• Burglars smashed in the steel shutters.
• The glass ball smashed instantly on the pavement.
• The death of her son smashed her.
• A deliberate attempt to smash the union movement.
• The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail.
• She smashed her car against the guard rail.
• Donald smashed him over the head.
• Anything that gets in his way is smashed to pieces.
• The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off.
• He smashed home the Tranmere winner.
• Soldiers smashed down doors.
• My Volvo's been smashed up.
• A firm that had smashed for so tremendous an amount.
• Gone are the days when he smashed up hotels.
• The thief smashed a window to get into the car.
• The slump in the financial markets smashed him.
• Their plane smashed into a mountainside.
• Giant Atlantic waves smashed against the wall.
• He smashed the course record.
• He smashed a 3-run homer.
• The window smashed.

Smash as an Adverb

Definitions of "Smash" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “smash” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• With a loud crash.
• With a sudden, violent shattering.

Synonyms of "Smash" as an adverb (1 Word)

smashingly

With a loud crash.

Usage Examples of "Smash" as an adverb

• The car went smash through the fence.
• They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone.

Associations of "Smash" (30 Words)

annihilate	Defeat utterly. A crusade to annihilate evil.
break	Breaking of hard tissue such as bone. He was trying to break the terrible news gently to his father.
breaker	Waves breaking on the shore. Those steam engines were now gone to the breaker s yard.
bust	Ruin completely. A woman with big hips and a big bust.
clash	A state of conflict between colors. The Euro 2000 clash between England and Germany.
collapse	Cause a lung or blood vessel to collapse. The roof collapsed on top of me.
collide	Cause to collide. In his work politics and metaphysics collide.
collision	An accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object. His car was in collision with a lorry.
crash	Cause to crash. My son s friends crashed our house last weekend.
crush	The act of crushing. A labourer was crushed to death by a lorry.
damage	Inflict damage upon. She was awarded 284 000 in damages.
demolish	Comprehensively refute (an argument or its proponent. His book demolishes an old myth.
demolition	An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. Ireland s demolition of England.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid.
destruction	An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. The destruction of the rainforest.
devastate	Destroy or ruin. She was devastated by the loss of Damian.
dilapidation	A cause of action to force a tenant to pay for dilapidations. The mill was in a state of dilapidation.
dismantle	Tear down so as to make flat with the ground. The old regime was dismantled.
iconoclasm	The orientation of an iconoclast.
iconoclast	A destroyer of images used in religious worship.
kaput	Destroyed or killed. The water pump s broken kaput.
mangle	Press with a mangle. Mangle the sheets.
moribund	Being on the point of death; breathing your last. The moribund commercial property market.
pulverize	Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust. The brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment.
raze	Tear down so as to make flat with the ground. Villages were razed to the ground.
removal	The formal procedure of taking a body from the house to the church for the funeral service. Opposition parties demanded his immediate removal from office.
ruin	A ruined building. The financial cost could mean ruin.
shatter	Damage or destroy. Shatter the plate.
shipwreck	Of a person or ship suffer a shipwreck. The vessel was shipwrecked.
subversion	Destroying someone’s (or some group’s) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity. An 11 year sentence for inciting subversion.