Right
Smack
Smack noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the cook gave him a smack on the wrist when he tried to sneak an early taste of the sauce
Right is a synonym for smack in directly topic. Sometimes you can use "Right" instead the word "Smack" as an adverb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as straight, precise.
How words are described
| good | good right | good smack |
| normal | normal right | normal smack |
| free | free right | free smack |
| light | light right | light smack |
| Other adjectives: single, simple, real, hard, big, little, angry. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He rates the first Zelda's kiss as "very good," but gets a smack in the face instead of a kiss from the second ("*sigh* That's my Zelda all right.")
Source: Something Only They Would Say -
For the Kantō Plains, the closest thing to tank country in all the Japanese Isles, had—you guessed it—Tokyo smack-bang right in the middle of them.
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Happy and confident, he talks about how he's going to get cleaned up, head right down those stairs, march right out that door — and then he runs smack dab into Frollo.
Cite this Source
Smack and Right. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/right/smack
Right & Smack. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/right/smack>.
Smack or Right. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/right/smack.
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