Bang
Bang noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: delivered a sharp bang that rattled the door
Stroke is a synonym for bang in blow topic. In some cases you can use "Stroke" instead the word "Bang" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like shock, knock, loud hit or knock.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| long | long bang | long stroke |
| front | front bang | front stroke |
| single | single bang | single stroke |
| reverse | reverse bang | reverse stroke |
| Other adjectives: real, massive, little, tiny, horizontal, dramatic, possible, minor, mere, extra, last, sudden, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Dahl also wrote the screenplay for the film version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bangnote another book written by Ian Fleming - see his entry below, and helped devise a therapy regimen for his then-wife Patricia Neal after she was debilitated by a stroke.
Source: He Also Did
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Stroke and Bang. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bang/stroke
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Stroke or Bang. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bang/stroke.
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