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Synonyms of spank

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Another word for spank is trounce. Other synonyms of spank are slap, rout, smack, thrash and thump.

Synonyms and similar words for spank

verbTo beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or...

verbTo soundly defeat, to trounce.

verbTo hit very hard.

  • smackTo strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank).

verbMore synonyms

  • thrash
  • trounceTo beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
  • thump
  • wallop

Meaning of spank

  1. verb To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
  2. verb To soundly defeat, to trounce.
  3. verb To hit very hard.

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Questions about synonyms of spank

What is another word for spank?
Spank has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as trounce, slap, rout, smack, thrash, thump and wallop.
What does spank mean?
Spank means to beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spank (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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