slapped

Struck with palm

Slapped is the past tense of slap—to strike with an open hand or flat object.

Beyond physical striking, slap suggests quickness or force: She slapped the money on the counter.

To slap together something is to assemble it hastily.

In recent slang, something that slaps is excellent, especially music: This song slaps.

struck

smack

Strike with open hand

  • whackForceful striking blow
  • thwackSharp striking sound
  • swatHit something sharply

backhand · cuff · palm · open-handed · cheek · face · sting · wallop · clap · spank

reprimanded

scolded

Harshly reprimanded

censured · reproached · criticized · disciplined · chewed out · dressed down · told off · called out · taken to task · corrected

insulted

affront

Deliberate public insult

indignity · slighted · demeaned · degraded · belittled · snubbed · rebuffed · spurned · dismissed · dishonored

shocked

stunned

Shocked into speechlessness

floored · gobsmacked · taken aback · speechless · reeling · staggered · jolted · startled · bowled over · thunderstruck

imposed

levied

Imposed by authority

charged · fined · penalized · taxed · assessed · handed · dealt · assigned · piled on

Categories
Opposites
physical contact type

slappedcaressed

Touched with tenderness

stroked · massaged · punched · petted · hugged

treatment/handling

slappedcaressed

Touched with tenderness

comforted · soothed · embraced · consoled · nurtured

action vs. inaction

slappedheld back

Kept from advancing

spared · refrained · withheld

Phrases
Family

slapping, slapper, backslapping, backslapped

Familiarity
Top 3,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG