Synonyms for cracking
ˈkræk ɪŋcrack·ing

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1. crack, cracking, snapnoun

   a sudden sharp noise

   "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"

   Synonyms:
   gap, sally, crevice, cranny, snap, whirl, snatch, elasticity, fissure, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, ginger snap, offer, chap, ginger nut, crack cocaine, centering, quip, go, cinch, crack, scissure, pass, snapshot, gingersnap, wisecrack, pushover, walkover, fracture, fling, snap bean, child's play, press stud, catch, breeze, grab, snap fastener, tornado, cleft, shot

   Antonyms:
   bad

2. fracture, crack, crackingnoun

   the act of cracking something

   Synonyms:
   go, fault, fracture, pass, fling, sally, crack, fissure, geological fault, wisecrack, faulting, quip, shift, break, tornado, cleft, offer, snap, crevice, chap, scissure, cranny, gap, crack cocaine, whirl, shot

   Antonyms:
   bad

3. crackingadjective

   the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)

   Synonyms:
   snap, crack, fracture

   Antonyms:
   bad

4. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashingadjective

   very good

   "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

   Antonyms:
   bad

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1. List of paraphrases for "cracking":

   cracks, fissures, crack, cracker

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1. Peter Goelz:

   The FAA is cracking down on Envoy, but you wonder if the other regionals are facing similar problems.

2. Esther Awinja:

   We have tried to find another place to stay but we've not been able to, the only option I have now is to live in another home that is cracking and that is likely to put our lives in danger.

3. Michael Levin:

   We call this whole research program cracking the bioelectric code.

4. John Pecman:

   Cracking down on cartels has been, and continues to be, a top priority for the Bureau, we have had some setbacks. I won't pretend otherwise. But a Chicken Little reaction that 'the sky is falling' is a wholly inappropriate response.

5. The Chinese Foreign Ministry:

   We are also very happy that the two countries of China and Spain have achieved increasingly fruitful results in cracking down on crime and in joint law enforcement as political trust continuously deepens and pragmatic cooperation advances in a variety of areas.