Definitions

smack-dab

[smak-dab] / ˈsmækˈdæb /

ADVERB

directly

Synonyms

WEAK

as a crow flies bang beeline dead direct due exactly fair flush just plump precisely right slam-bang slap smack square squarely straight straightly undeviatingly unswervingly without deviation

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For a movie theater this spectacular to exist smack-dab in the middle of one of the least populous American states defies all logic.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

First, the pod zeroed in on their prey—a Weddell seal lying smack-dab in the middle of a large piece of ice.

From National Geographic • Sep. 7, 2023

This pad isn’t going to win any beauty contests thanks to all those awkward buttons located smack-dab in the middle of its forehead, but each one has a valid purpose.

From The Verge • May 25, 2022

And the last straw, smack-dab in the middle of the Cold War?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2022

Put her smack-dab in the middle of a tiny truck cab with the lovebirds.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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