thuds

NOUN

crash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bang thump

STRONG

beat blow clout clump clunk fall flutter hammer hit knock plop poke pound pounding pulse rap slap smack strike throb thwack wallop whack

WEAK

clonk tunk

Antonyms

STRONG

praise

NOUN, VERB

dull crash; dull sound

Synonyms

WEAK

bang beat blow clonk clout clump clunk fall flutter hammer hit knock plop poke pound pounding pulse rap slap smack strike throb thunk thwack wallop whack

Example Sentences

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He has since returned to training at his Tokyo stable, where the bone-crunching thuds of wrestlers colliding echoes around the walls six mornings a week.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Tom has reached an age when he can no longer get around the house without an accompaniment of creaks and groans and thuds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Headbangers, hipsters, all languages, all ages — every demographic on Earth appears to adore his music — and so do we from the opening thuds that introduce us to his echoey, body-moving beats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

Since arriving, we've been hearing soft thuds and knocks from that side of the building.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

Tree leaves, coated with mud shells, fell off their branches, landing with audible thuds.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols