Glancing blow
Synonyms for "glancing blow" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adjective(3 words)
light hitlimited impactminor contact
Strong matches (4)
Adjective(3 words)
minor effectminor setbackoff angle strike
Noun(1 words)
Related words (7)
Noun(2 words)
Adjective(5 words)
slight contactslight effectslight influencesmall impactsoft strike
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More general
6 entriesMore specific
7 entriesdeflected blowminor setbackoff angle strikepartial impactpsychological blowreputational dentslanting hit
Collocations
9 entriesdeflected strikeindirect contactlight hitminor contactminor impactoff angle strikeslanting hitsoft hitsoft strike