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smack of

VERB

resemble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feature mirror parallel simulate

STRONG

approximate coincide double duplicate echo favor follow match relate

WEAK

appear like be similar to be the very picture of bear resemblance to bring to mind come close to come near correspond to have earmarks of have signs of pass for remind one of seem like sound like take after

Antonyms

WEAK

contradict contrast deviate differ disagree

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Even if Fuqua had made the movie like a gritty documentary, just the entrance of Bubbles the chimp would smack of camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

But what’s extra notable about the sputtering tech partnerships of the 2020s is how baldly they smack of desperation.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

What the French essayist offers us “shall smack of the earth and of real life, sweet, or smart, or stinging.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Yes, it might smack of the ITV show Mr and Mrs, which first aired in the UK in the 1960s, but this proclamation of undying love dates back much further.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024

I look at him and smile, but I feel this quiet smack of guilt.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

smack of

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