punch

The word “punch” has 1 syllable: punch

It's pronounced as /pʌntʃ/

What is synonym and antonym for punch?

In the thesaurus, “punch” has 297 synonyms and 39 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for punch along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for punch

animal spirits
animation
appeal
ardor
attraction
bang
bash
bastinade
bastinado
bat
batter
battering
bean
beans
beat
beating
belt
biff
bite
blow
bludgeon
bludgeoning
bob
body blow
bonk
bop
bore
bounce
box
brain
brawniness
break
brio
briskness
broach
buffet
bump
bung
bunt
bust
butt
cane
charm
chop
clap
clip
clobber
clobbering
clock
clout
club
cogency
conk
counter
counterblow
counterpunch
counterstroke
crack
cream
cruncher
cudgel
cudgeling
cudgelling
cuff
cut
dab
dash
deck
douse
drill
drive
drub
drubbing
dump
dynamism
effectiveness
egg
energy
esprit
excavate
exhort
fascination
fell
fervor
fillip
fire
fitness
flail
flick
flog
flogging
floor
force
forcefulness
gas
gash
get-up-and-go
ginger
go
goad
gouge
groove
gusto
hack
hammer
hammering
hand
hang one on
hardihood
hardiness
haymaker
health
healthiness
herd
hit
hole
hollow
hook
hound
huskiness
impact
importance
incision
jab
jauntiness
jostle
juice
kayo
kick
knee
knock
knock down
knockdown
knockout
ko
lace
laceration
lambast
lambaste
lambasting
larrup
lash
left
level
lick
licking
life
liveliness
lollop
main
mangle
maul
metal
mettle
might
moxie
muscle
nail
notch
nudge
one-two
oomph
passion
paste
pasting
payoff
pelt
penetrate
pep
pepper
perforate
perforation
pick
pierce
pinhole
pinprick
plump
plunk
point
poke
pommel
potency
pound
pounding
power
press
prick
prickle
prod
prompt
puissance
pummel
pummeling
pummelling
puncture
push
rabbit punch
rabbit-punch
rap
rend
rent
riddle
right
right-hander
rip
rough
roundhouse
run
rupture
sap
scourge
scuff
shepherd
shiver
shot
shove
sidewinder
significance
skull
slam
slap
slash
sledge
sledgehammer
slit
slog
slug
smack
smash
smite
snap
snappiness
sock
soundness
spank
spear
spirit
spiritedness
split
sprightliness
spunk
spunkiness
spur
stab
stamina
stamp
starch
stinger
strength
strike
stripe
stroke
sturdiness
sucker punch
swat
swing
swipe
switch
tag
tap
tear
thrash
thrashing
thrust
thud
thump
thwack
uppercut
validity
validness
verdure
verve
vibrance
vibrancy
vigor
vim
vinegar
virility
vitality
vivaciousness
vivacity
wallop
walloping
wellness
welt
whack
whale
wham
whap
whip
whipping
whop
wrangle
zap
zeal
zing
zip

Antonyms for punch

compliment
debilitation
debility
delicacy
disablement
enervation
enfeeblement
exhaustion
faintness
feebleness
fill
flattery
frailness
frailty
idleness
impotence
impotency
inanition
indolence
ineffectiveness
infirmity
invalidity
laziness
lethargy
listlessness
patch
plug
powerlessness
praise
prostration
puniness
seal
slightness
sluggishness
softness
tenderness
torpidity
unenthusiasm
weakness

Meanings of punch

noun
1. A hit or strike with one's fist.
2. Power, strength, energy.
3. Impact.
4. A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
5. A hole or opening created with a punch.
6. (piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
7. A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
8. A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
9. Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia.
verb
1. To strike with one's fist.
2. (of cattle) To herd.
3. To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
4. To enter (information) on a device or system.
5. To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
6. To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc).
7. To thrust against; to poke.
8. To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
9. To mark a ticket.

Example Sentences

He threw a powerful punch that knocked his opponent down.
She added a splash of lemon juice to give the drink an extra punch.
The comedian’s jokes always punch through with perfect timing.
He used a hole punch to organize his papers in a binder.
The new marketing campaign lacks the punch needed to attract customers.

On this page you'll find 336 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to punch, such as: animal spirits, animation, appeal, ardor, attraction, bang, bash.

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