Definitions

smote

[smoht] / smoʊt /

VERB

destroy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afflict

STRONG

attack belt blast buffet chasten chastise clobber dash defeat hit knock slap smack sock strike swat visit wallop whack

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist boost cheer comfort compliment encourage fail help inspirit lose praise surrender tap

Example Sentences

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I’ve never touched a gun nor smote anything larger than a stink bug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Like the Boston Red Sox finally beating the Yankees in 2004, Buffalo smote their longtime nemesis in epic fashion.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2022

So went Robert Downey Jr. from the presence of Jimmy Fallon and smote the entire internet with an unwatchable video.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2018

In which arena rock was smote upside the backside by the punk movement.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2016

The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien