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bang

[bang] / bæŋ /

ADVERB

suddenly, with force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

smack

STRONG

straight

WEAK

abruptly hard head-on headlong noisily precisely suddenly

Antonyms

WEAK

slowly

NOUN

explosive noise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

roar rumble thud thump

STRONG

blast boom burst clang clap clash crack detonation discharge howl peal pop report roll salvo shot slam smash sound thunder wham

Antonyms

STRONG

quiet silence

WEAK

whimper

NOUN

loud hit or knock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump

STRONG

bash bat belt blow box collide crack cuff punch slam smack smash sock stroke wallop whack whop

Antonyms

WEAK

tap

NOUN

thrilling situation

Synonyms

STRONG

enjoyment excitement kick smash wallop wow

WEAK

pleasant feeling

Antonyms

STRONG

boredom dullness

VERB

hit or knock loudly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clang rattle thump

STRONG

boom burst clatter crash detonate drum echo explode peal resound sound thunder

WEAK

make noise

Antonyms

WEAK

tap

VERB

moving by hitting hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bash bump collide knock rap slam smash thump whack

STRONG

beat clatter crash hammer hit pound pummel strike

Antonyms

WEAK

tap

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These signals piggyback on the brawny Bang & Olufsen audio system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“Big Bang” puts readers in the midst of this monumental scientific debate, while demonstrating that, for all its audacity, “the Big Bang model can be understood by everyone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Larry Downes is co-author of “Big Bang Disruption” and other books on disruptive innovation.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Bang in the middle of it is Maeda.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Yet there has been only one Big Bang and it didn’t produce them.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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