Synonyms of rap

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noun (1)

ˈrap 

1

as in indictment

a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person

the headlines in the paper today are all about the mayor facing an embezzlement rap

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indictment
• count
• charge
• allegation
• accusation
• complaint
• plea
• impeachment
• condemnation
• denunciation
• crimination
• arraignment
• innuendo
• insinuation
• implication
• censure
• countercharge
• imputation
• counteraccusation
• incrimination
• recrimination

2

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

the doctor used a little hammer to give me a rap on the knee to test my reflexes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• thump
• slap
• punch
• hit
• thud
• swipe
• whack
• knock
• stroke
• beat
• smack
• slam
• pound
• spank
• lick
• clip
• poke
• bang
• clap
• hook
• bop
• crack
• belt
• chop
• switch
• hack
• sock
• smash
• lash
• kick
• bat
• cuff
• bash
• slug
• buffet
• swat
• bust
• stripe
• pelt
• clout
• box
• biff
• pick
• dab
• haymaker
• stinger
• knee
• welt
• plump
• pounding
• wham
• thwack
• beating
• swing
• fillip
• wallop
• licking
• douse
• whop
• larrup
• whap
• counter
• hand
• counterblow
• left
• whip
• right
• body blow
• sucker punch
• hammering
• whipping
• roundhouse
• shiver
• counterstroke
• one-two
• pummeling
• knockout
• uppercut
• thrashing
• knockdown
• rabbit punch
• KO
• battering
• counterpunch
• flogging
• sidewinder
• bastinado
• cruncher
• drubbing
• pasting
• cudgeling
• cudgelling
• pummelling
• bludgeoning
• bastinade
• clobbering
• right-hander
• kayo
• lambasting
• walloping

3

as in blame

responsibility for wrongdoing or failure

would sooner take the rap for the missing money than tell on his friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blame
• guilt
• culpability
• fault
• onus
• condemnation
• accusation
• denunciation
• complicity
• sinfulness
• censure
• guiltiness
• regret
• blameworthiness
• remorse
• shame
• finger-pointing
• reproach
• self-reproach

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocence
• blamelessness
• guiltlessness
• faultlessness

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noun (2)

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

after our pickup softball game, I had a friendly rap with a couple of the guys in the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• chatter
• gossip
• small talk
• chin music
• chitchat
• gab
• patter
• jaw
• table talk
• discourse
• debate
• schmooze
• dialogue
• gabfest
• natter
• dialog
• cackle
• palaver
• confab
• causerie
• jangle
• tête-à-tête
• confabulation
• chin-wag
• conference
• exchange
• symposium
• backchat
• yak
• yack
• colloquy
• parley
• happy talk
• crosstalk
• give-and-take
• yammer
• yap

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noun (3)

as in damn

the smallest amount or part imaginable

I don't care a rap about losing that old jacket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damn
• lick
• hoot
• whit
• shred
• syllable
• little
• continental
• bit
• squat
• beans
• ghost
• fig
• durn
• whoop
• doodly-squat
• darn
• jot
• doodley-squat
• modicum
• tittle
• bupkes
• touch
• diddly-squat
• pin
• iota
• diddly
• particle
• hint
• bubkes
• scrap
• ounce
• ray
• peanuts
• ace
• trace
• spot
• strain
• speck
• sprinkling
• bupkus
• streak
• mite
• glimmer
• suspicion
• dab
• semblance
• nip
• crumb
• smidgen
• smidge
• shade
• shadow
• snap
• driblet
• smidgin
• scruple
• smidgeon
• skosh

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verb (1)

1

as in to smack

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

a childhood memory of the time he got his knuckles rapped for trying to steal candy from the corner store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smack
• hit
• slap
• slam
• punch
• knock
• bang
• clip
• clap
• whack
• crack
• strike
• pound
• swipe
• bat
• bop
• bash
• kick
• thump
• nail
• box
• belt
• tag
• tap
• slug
• hammer
• clout
• jab
• clock
• lick
• shove
• sock
• flick
• chop
• bludgeon
• push
• poke
• bob
• swat
• clobber
• stab
• bust
• whale
• zap
• smite
• paste
• bonk
• thwack
• bump
• wallop
• beat
• slog
• rough
• biff
• stroke
• pummel
• pepper
• hang one on
• batter
• cuff
• maul
• buffet
• slash
• stamp
• mangle
• butt
• drub
• deck
• knee
• bung
• pelt
• cream
• lambaste
• lambast
• whip
• bunt
• lace
• lash
• club
• dump
• prod
• scuff
• floor
• thrash
• fell
• bean
• cane
• knock down
• brain
• jostle
• pommel
• spear
• cudgel
• switch
• level
• bowl (down or over)
• skull
• sledge
• conk
• sap
• flail
• sucker punch
• flog
• rabbit-punch
• sledgehammer

2

as in to drum

to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically

the impatient man was rapping his knuckles on the door, hoping to wake up the sleeping attendant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drum
• tap
• bang
• beat
• pat
• hit
• clap
• pound
• bat
• slam
• bop
• knock
• smack
• thump
• whack
• sock
• bash
• click
• hammer
• thud
• swat
• paste
• flick
• ping
• strike
• clink
• clatter
• wallop
• bonk
• tip
• thwack
• chink
• chuck
• pit-a-pat
• pitter-patter

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verb (2)

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

the guys at the gym never seem to tire about rapping about basketball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• converse
• rattle
• chatter
• patter
• babble
• blow smoke
• run on
• prattle
• natter
• gab
• jabber
• shoot the breeze
• gas
• schmooze
• prate
• jaw
• gossip
• gabble
• chin
• chew the rag
• discuss
• cackle
• palaver
• blab
• twitter
• chew the fat
• kibbitz
• kibitz
• shmooze
• visit
• chaffer
• talk a blue streak
• tattle
• expatiate
• descant
• yak
• yap
• yammer
• yack

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verb (3)

1

as in to entrance

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)

concertgoers were utterly rapped by the power of Handel's oratorio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entrance
• transport
• carry away
• rapture
• delight
• please
• enthral
• satisfy
• enrapture
• ravish
• enchant
• knock dead
• fascinate
• enthrall
• knock one's socks off
• charm
• stir
• gratify
• captivate
• gladden
• elate
• excite
• bewitch
• exhilarate

2

as in to grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

suddenly the hawk swooped down and rapped the unwary rodent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grab
• catch
• snatch
• trap
• seize
• capture
• get
• land
• cop
• hook
• snare
• grapple
• snag
• nail
• snap (up)
• take hold (of)
• net
• nab
• collar
• bag
• corral
• rope
• nobble
• arrest
• glove
• grasp
• clutch
• glom
• fist
• grip
• apprehend
• kidnap
• hold
• mesh
• secure
• fasten (on)
• latch (on or onto)
• bay
• detain
• lasso
• corner
• clasp
• rend
• halter
• entrap
• abduct
• ensnare
• spirit (away or off)
• wrest
• enmesh
• entangle
• immesh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• release
• discharge
• free
• drop
• liberate
• loosen
• unhand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rap

Noun

Meanwhile, Stormzy won his fourth Brit on Saturday, receiving the trophy in the best hip hop/grime/rap act category. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025

The Last Dinner Party Sam Fender Best hip-hop/grime/rap act Central Cee Dave Ghetts Little Simz Stormzy Best dance act Becky Hill Charli xcx Chase & Status Fred again.. —Monica Mercuri, StyleCaster, 1 Mar. 2025

Verb

At the plate: The Rockies, who improved to 9-3-1 in Cactus League play, continued to hit the ball well, rapping out 15 hits. —Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025

Glo and Dame — who raps under the alias Dame D.O.L.L.A. — linked up for the first time at All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis last February. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025