Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun smashing

1 sense of smashing

Sense 1
smashing, shattering -- (the act of breaking something into small pieces)
       => breakage, break, breaking -- (the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb smash

10 senses of smash

Sense 1
smash, nail, boom, blast -- (hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer")
       => hit -- (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")

Sense 2
smash, dash -- (break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate")
       => break -- (destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match")

Sense 3
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash -- (reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him")
       => impoverish -- (make poor)

Sense 4
smash -- (hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail")
       => hit, strike -- (drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling")

Sense 5
crush, smash, demolish -- (humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her")
       => humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase -- (cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss")

Sense 6
bang up, smash up, smash -- (damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother")
       => damage -- (inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree")

Sense 7
smash -- (hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke)
       => hit -- (cause to move by striking; "hit a ball")

Sense 8
smash -- (collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail")
       => collide, clash -- (crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed")

Sense 9
smash -- (overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off")
       => demolish, destroy -- (defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors")

Sense 10
smash -- (break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed")
       => break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart -- (become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart")

Antonyms of adj smashing

1 sense of smashing

Sense 1
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad (predicate), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- (very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")

INDIRECT (VIA good) -> bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice")

Similarity of adj smashing

1 sense of smashing

Sense 1
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad (predicate), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- (very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")
       => good (vs. bad) -- (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office")

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