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slam-bang

slam-bang

8.1
Full of sudden, loud action and fast movement
  • adjective
  • /slæm-bæŋ/
  • Informal
: explosivo
  • The novel opens with a slam-bang car chase through the crowded city streets.

Examples

  • The movie was filled with slam-bang action sequences that kept the audience on the edge of their seats.

  • He made a slam-bang entrance at the party!

  • Their project was completed in a slam-bang rush just minutes before the deadline.

  • The slam-bang action in the movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

  • The film featured a series of slam-bang explosions that thrilled the audience.

  • The game was filled with slam-bang moments that excited the players and spectators alike.

  • There was a slam-bang finale at the concert that left everyone cheering.

Synonyms

explosive
vsslam-bang
60 4.4

A sudden very loud sound or action that startles people

emphasizes vigorous noisy energetic action rather than a startling sudden effect
shattering
vsslam-bang
1 5.6

A very loud, forceful noise that could break things

focuses on violent energetic noise rather than actual physical breakage

Antonyms

quiet
∞ 1.0

Not making much noise

gentle
235 1.0

Kind and not strong in action, sound, or touch

How Forceful

violent
  • Offensive
∞ 2.5
explosive
60 4.4
slam-bang
  • Informal
8.1
forceful
62 4.3
vigorous
87 4.1
firm
73 2.7
gentle
235 1.0

Surface Forms

slam-bang positive

Morphology

slam-bang = slam + bang (transparent) = slam + bang

The adjectival sense is a direct descriptive compound of 'slam' + 'bang', signaling violent, sudden, noisy action.

Etymology

Slam-bang comes from the two simple words slam and bang, both for a loud 'hit' or crash, so imagine a movie full of doors slamming and loud bangs. That's why a slam-bang scene or story feels 'fast', 'forceful', and 'noisy'.