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thuds

NOUN

crash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bang thump

STRONG

beat blow clout clump clunk fall flutter hammer hit knock plop poke pound pounding pulse rap slap smack strike throb thwack wallop whack

WEAK

clonk tunk

Antonyms

STRONG

praise

NOUN, VERB

dull crash; dull sound

Synonyms

WEAK

bang beat blow clonk clout clump clunk fall flutter hammer hit knock plop poke pound pounding pulse rap slap smack strike throb thunk thwack wallop whack

Example Sentences

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He has since returned to training at his Tokyo stable, where the bone-crunching thuds of wrestlers colliding echoes around the walls six mornings a week.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Tom has reached an age when he can no longer get around the house without an accompaniment of creaks and groans and thuds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Ross McCrorie drops a shoulder and storms into the Leicester box for Bristol City and then thuds a shot at goal.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

Over the course of four decades, Oscar-winning sound designer Richard King has accumulated a library of tens of thousands of thuds, thwacks, clacks and other original recordings, yet he’s still always searching for something new.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

They fell with dull thuds to the bottom, where she ignored them.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling