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slam-bang

[slam-bang] / ˈslæmˈbæŋ /
ADVERB
directly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
precisely straight
STRONG
direct
WEAK
as a crow flies beeline dead due exactly plump right slap smack smack dab straightly undeviatingly unswervingly without deviation
Antonyms
WEAK
indirectly
ADVERB
smack-dab
Synonyms
WEAK
as a crow flies bang beeline dead direct due exactly fair flush just plump precisely right slap smack square squarely straight straightly undeviatingly unswervingly without deviation
ADJECTIVE
thoroughpaced
Synonyms
WEAK
absolute all the way all-embracing all-inclusive all-out assiduous blow-by-blow careful circumstantial clocklike complete comprehensive conscientious detailed efficient exact exhaustive from A to Z full full dress in-depth intensive itemized meticulous minute painstaking particular particularized plenty royal scrupulous soup to nuts sweeping thoroughgoing tough whole-hog
ADJECTIVE
thorough/thoroughgoing
Synonyms
WEAK
absolute all the way all-embracing all-inclusive all-out assiduous blow-by-blow careful circumstantial clocklike complete comprehensive conscientious detailed efficient exact from A to Z full full dress in-depth intensive itemized meticulous minute painstaking particular particularized plenty royal scrupulous soup to nuts sweeping tough whole-hog
Antonyms
WEAK
deficient imperfect inadequate incomplete inexhaustive partial superficial unfinished

Example Sentences

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McQuarrie acknowledges that train wrecks make for slam-bang finishes, but they’re something actors can’t realistically be involved in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

But such are the longueurs of this would-be slam-bang blockbuster directed by Robert Schwentke, that it sure does inspire woolgathering.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2021

Selfon slowly unspools his plot with striking prose and characters whose frailties and strengths take precedence over slam-bang action.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2020

Intelligent plots, grave themes and full-blooded characters reign here — light-years away from slam-bang battles and two-dimensional action figures.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2019

“That’s what you are! Crazy!” “—immense. I’m a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I’m a bona fide supraman.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller