smashing

adjective

smash·ing ˈsma-shiŋ How to pronounce smashing (audio)

: that smashes : crushing

a smashing defeat

: extraordinarily impressive or effective

a smashing performance

smashingly

ˈsma-shiŋ-lē How to pronounce smashing (audio)

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The program, in many respects, has been a smashing success.

Tom Benning, Dallas News, 1 May 2020 The virtual draft, most of which was conducted by streaming video from more than 200 locales, was a smashing success.

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2020 Cook Out’s soft opening Wednesday was a smashing success.

USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2020 The Saturday Night Seder was a smashing success, with more than 1 million people watching the initial stream and over $2.3 million raised for the CDC Foundation’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Response Fund.

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020 In 2017, the company announced a new Bronco for model year 2021, and so far the rollout has been a smashing success.

Andrew Moseman, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2020 Maybe Kelly would have been a smashing success in the Swamp, and whomever UCLA moved onto in its search would have won over Westwood.

Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019 For years, drug stash house stings were considered a smashing success, touted as a law enforcement tool to remove dangerous criminals from the streets.

Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2019 Longtime football coach Todd Berry, who was most recently at Louisiana-Monroe, has spoken with enough college administrators and coaches to know that the new redshirt rule implemented last year has been a smashing success.

Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 23 Sep. 2019 See More

smashing 1 of 3

adjective

as in striking

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

striking
impressive
outstanding
noticeable
remarkable
energizing
notable
attracting
animating
galvanizing
enlivening
mind-blowing
conspicuous
invigorating
unusual
spectacular
enlightening
stimulating
entertaining
exciting
mind-bending
interesting
mind-boggling
bewitching
captivating
phenomenal
enchanting
staggering
sensational
charming
incredible
enthralling
extraordinary
unwonted
stupendous
unique
uncommon
alluring
attractive
singular
fascinating
unbelievable
astonishing
beguiling
sublime
unthinkable
inconceivable
amazing
unimaginable
stunning
surprising
wondrous
astounding
rare
awesome
prodigious
wonderful
miraculous
incomprehensible
marvellous
marvelous
fabulous
awful
portentous
eye-opening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

usual
boring
normal
unimpressive
draining
ordinary
unremarkable
wearing
customary
uninspiring
typical
tiring
dull
weary
monotonous
uninteresting
tedious
wearisome
common
mundane
uninspired
exhausting
wearying
discouraging
jading
unexceptional
demoralizing
debilitating
fatiguing
enervating
dispiriting
disheartening
enfeebling

smashing

2 of 3

noun

as in hammering

Synonyms & Similar Words

hammering
thumping
beating
pummeling
bashing
whipping
thrashing
bludgeoning
pounding
pelting
assault
attack
battering
licking
pummelling
flogging
mauling
socking
clubbing
walloping
belting
paddling
riot
drubbing
batting
harm
hurt
damage
whaling
buffeting
tromping
rampage
cudgelling
cudgeling
detriment
injury
onslaught
lacing
pommelling
battery
bulldozing
revolt
frenzy
rupture
shock
threat
impairment
pommeling
fury
upheaval
terror
turbulence
rage
outrage
browbeating
savagery
paroxysm
tumult
brutality
outbreak
storm
uproar
barbarity
bullying
maiming
crippling
hectoring
mayhem
violence
foul play
strong-arming
mutilation
force

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nonviolence
pacifism
pacificism

smashing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of smash

as in shattering

to cause to break with violence and much noise the drunken guest deliberately smashed a glass against the brick fireplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

shattering
destroying
demolishing
crashing
wrecking
fracturing
splitting
cracking
crushing
splintering
pulverizing
annihilating
ruining
bashing
fragmenting
decimating
vaporizing
busting
snapping
breaking down
crunching
devastating
wasting
nuking
wracking
shivering
totaling
desolating
tearing down
totalling

as in demolishing

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive the firecracker smashed the clay pot

Synonyms & Similar Words

shattering
demolishing
destroying
blowing
exploding
blasting
popping
bursting
detonating
wrecking
annihilating
blowing up
ruining
dynamiting
decimating
splintering
fragmenting
discharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

collapsing
imploding

as in destroying

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

destroying
shattering
demolishing
wrecking
ruining
devastating
damaging
overcoming
pulverizing
annihilating
crushing
wasting
breaking
blasting
decimating
eroding
vaporizing
extinguishing
killing
razing
nuking
dismantling
creaming
marring
defeating
ravaging
crippling
removing
wracking
totaling
pulling down
tearing down
desolating
conquering
injuring
clobbering
subduing
whipping
thrashing
licking
disintegrating
beating
doing in
rubbing out
spoiling
mutilating
obliterating
mastering
totalling
trimming
surmounting
mangling
defacing
dissolving
trouncing
harming
walloping
dynamiting
impairing
disfiguring
slaughtering
eradicating
besting
vandalizing
deteriorating
undoing
plundering
gutting
routing
disassembling
trampling
murdering
scouring
drubbing
trashing
assassinating
executing
sacking
looting
slaying
scotching
exterminating
expunging
massacring
overbearing
vitiating
pillaging
liquidating
zapping
washing out
dispatching
blowing up
wiping out
despoiling
unmaking
overmatching
extirpating
effacing
taking down
butchering
cutting down
felling
blotting out
triumphing (over)
unbuilding
killing off
prevailing (over)
dilapidating
taking out
skunking
havocking
winning (against)
sweeping (away)
wearing (away)
snuffing (out)
stamping (out)
mowing (down)
rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

building
constructing
creating
raising
repairing
erecting
fixing
producing
making
rearing
forming
assembling
shaping
forging
inventing
establishing
fashioning
organizing
protecting
mending
saving
setting up
manufacturing
revamping
framing
preserving
molding
fabricating
patching
restoring
constituting
reconstructing
reconditioning
instituting
bringing about
rebuilding
doctoring
putting up
conserving
founding
remodeling
fathering
renovating

as in slamming

to come into usually forceful contact with something we nearly smashed into each other on the skating rink

Synonyms & Similar Words

slamming
banging
bumping
colliding
crashing
knocking
ramming
hitting
bashing
thudding
swiping
striking
impinging
impacting
bouncing
scraping
ricocheting
glancing
pushing
skipping
sweeping
landing
touching
contacting
ricochetting
bulldozing
brushing
caroming
rebounding
nudging
kissing
clunking
skimming
grazing
jostling
shaving
muscling
pressing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

missing
skirting

单词	smashing
释义	smashing adjective smash·ing ˈsma-shiŋ 1 : that smashes : crushing a smashing defeat 2 : extraordinarily impressive or effective a smashing performance smashingly ˈsma-shiŋ-lē adverb Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The program, in many respects, has been a smashing success. Tom Benning, Dallas News, 1 May 2020 The virtual draft, most of which was conducted by streaming video from more than 200 locales, was a smashing success. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2020 Cook Out’s soft opening Wednesday was a smashing success. USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2020 The Saturday Night Seder was a smashing success, with more than 1 million people watching the initial stream and over $2.3 million raised for the CDC Foundation’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Response Fund. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020 In 2017, the company announced a new Bronco for model year 2021, and so far the rollout has been a smashing success. Andrew Moseman, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2020 Maybe Kelly would have been a smashing success in the Swamp, and whomever UCLA moved onto in its search would have won over Westwood. Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019 For years, drug stash house stings were considered a smashing success, touted as a law enforcement tool to remove dangerous criminals from the streets. Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2019 Longtime football coach Todd Berry, who was most recently at Louisiana-Monroe, has spoken with enough college administrators and coaches to know that the new redshirt rule implemented last year has been a smashing success. Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 23 Sep. 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1 smashing 1 of 3 adjective as in striking Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance striking impressive outstanding noticeable remarkable energizing notable attracting animating galvanizing enlivening mind-blowing conspicuous invigorating unusual spectacular enlightening stimulating entertaining exciting mind-bending interesting mind-boggling bewitching captivating phenomenal enchanting staggering sensational charming incredible enthralling extraordinary unwonted stupendous unique uncommon alluring attractive singular fascinating unbelievable astonishing beguiling sublime unthinkable inconceivable amazing unimaginable stunning surprising wondrous astounding rare awesome prodigious wonderful miraculous incomprehensible marvellous marvelous fabulous awful portentous eye-opening Antonyms & Near Antonyms usual boring normal unimpressive draining ordinary unremarkable wearing customary uninspiring typical tiring dull weary monotonous uninteresting tedious wearisome common mundane uninspired exhausting wearying discouraging jading unexceptional demoralizing debilitating fatiguing enervating dispiriting disheartening enfeebling See More smashing 2 of 3 noun as in hammering Synonyms & Similar Words hammering thumping beating pummeling bashing whipping thrashing bludgeoning pounding pelting assault attack battering licking pummelling flogging mauling socking clubbing walloping belting paddling riot drubbing batting harm hurt damage whaling buffeting tromping rampage cudgelling cudgeling detriment injury onslaught lacing pommelling battery bulldozing revolt frenzy rupture shock threat impairment pommeling fury upheaval terror turbulence rage outrage browbeating savagery paroxysm tumult brutality outbreak storm uproar barbarity bullying maiming crippling hectoring mayhem violence foul play strong-arming mutilation force Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonviolence pacifism pacificism smashing 3 of 3 verb present participle of smash 1 as in shattering to cause to break with violence and much noise the drunken guest deliberately smashed a glass against the brick fireplace Synonyms & Similar Words shattering destroying demolishing crashing wrecking fracturing splitting cracking crushing splintering pulverizing annihilating ruining bashing fragmenting decimating vaporizing busting snapping breaking down crunching devastating wasting nuking wracking shivering totaling desolating tearing down totalling 2 as in demolishing to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive the firecracker smashed the clay pot Synonyms & Similar Words shattering demolishing destroying blowing exploding blasting popping bursting detonating wrecking annihilating blowing up ruining dynamiting decimating splintering fragmenting discharging Antonyms & Near Antonyms collapsing imploding 3 as in destroying to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country Synonyms & Similar Words destroying shattering demolishing wrecking ruining devastating damaging overcoming pulverizing annihilating crushing wasting breaking blasting decimating eroding vaporizing extinguishing killing razing nuking dismantling creaming marring defeating ravaging crippling removing wracking totaling pulling down tearing down desolating conquering injuring clobbering subduing whipping thrashing licking disintegrating beating doing in rubbing out spoiling mutilating obliterating mastering totalling trimming surmounting mangling defacing dissolving trouncing harming walloping dynamiting impairing disfiguring slaughtering eradicating besting vandalizing deteriorating undoing plundering gutting routing disassembling trampling murdering scouring drubbing trashing assassinating executing sacking looting slaying scotching exterminating expunging massacring overbearing vitiating pillaging liquidating zapping washing out dispatching blowing up wiping out despoiling unmaking overmatching extirpating effacing taking down butchering cutting down felling blotting out triumphing (over) unbuilding killing off prevailing (over) dilapidating taking out skunking havocking winning (against) sweeping (away) wearing (away) snuffing (out) stamping (out) mowing (down) rooting (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms building constructing creating raising repairing erecting fixing producing making rearing forming assembling shaping forging inventing establishing fashioning organizing protecting mending saving setting up manufacturing revamping framing preserving molding fabricating patching restoring constituting reconstructing reconditioning instituting bringing about rebuilding doctoring putting up conserving founding remodeling fathering renovating See More 4 as in slamming to come into usually forceful contact with something we nearly smashed into each other on the skating rink Synonyms & Similar Words slamming banging bumping colliding crashing knocking ramming hitting bashing thudding swiping striking impinging impacting bouncing scraping ricocheting glancing pushing skipping sweeping landing touching contacting ricochetting bulldozing brushing caroming rebounding nudging kissing clunking skimming grazing jostling shaving muscling pressing Antonyms & Near Antonyms missing skirting
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smashing

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