slam-bang

[slam-bang] / ˈslæmˈbæŋ /

ADVERB

directly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

precisely straight

STRONG

direct

WEAK

as a crow flies beeline dead due exactly plump right slap smack smack dab straightly undeviatingly unswervingly without deviation

Antonyms

WEAK

indirectly

ADVERB

smack-dab

Synonyms

WEAK

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

ADJECTIVE

thoroughpaced

Synonyms

WEAK

absolute all the way all-embracing all-inclusive all-out assiduous blow-by-blow careful circumstantial clocklike complete comprehensive conscientious detailed efficient exact exhaustive from A to Z full full dress in-depth intensive itemized meticulous minute painstaking particular particularized plenty royal scrupulous soup to nuts sweeping thoroughgoing tough whole-hog

ADJECTIVE

thorough/thoroughgoing

Synonyms

WEAK

absolute all the way all-embracing all-inclusive all-out assiduous blow-by-blow careful circumstantial clocklike complete comprehensive conscientious detailed efficient exact from A to Z full full dress in-depth intensive itemized meticulous minute painstaking particular particularized plenty royal scrupulous soup to nuts sweeping tough whole-hog

Antonyms

WEAK

deficient imperfect inadequate incomplete inexhaustive partial superficial unfinished

Example Sentences

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“Hunt” works fine as a slam-bang action movie; but at heart it’s more of a cautionary tale.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2022

Janiak posts her most assured directorial effort, and she and her co-writers turn in a script that both involves us in the 17th century setting and the gonzo fun of the slam-bang finish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2021

Selfon slowly unspools his plot with striking prose and characters whose frailties and strengths take precedence over slam-bang action.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2020

Herron’s stories always emphasize memorable, full-blooded characters and plot over slam-bang action.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2019

“That’s what you are! Crazy!” “—immense. I’m a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I’m a bona fide supraman.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

slam-bang

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