BANGED Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

banged

verb

past tense of bang

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something the toy car banged into the wall and stopped

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as in knocked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner idly banged trees with a stick

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as in slammed

to shove into a closed position with force and noise stomped off to his room and banged the door

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Recent Examples of banged The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisic’s runs — and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home. —

Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball. —

Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026 After Mark Stone cut Carolina’s lead to 2-1 on the Golden Knights’ second shot of the game, Staal banged a power-play rebound past Hart, who allowed four goals on 27 shots. —

Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 June 2026 The small, but spirited, Peruvian fan group in the north stands banged its drums and waved flags, finally able to be part of the party. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026 Founders of Avatech’s mentee companies, seated in front of their laptops, clapped and banged their hands on tables to the distinctive stomp-stomp-clap beat of the song as an electric guitar wailed. —

Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Bryan Acosta played an arcing ball from the right side to the back post and Woledzi banged a header off the bottom of the crossbar into the net. —

ABC News, 23 May 2026 Perry banged Diaz to the body and folded the MMA legend several times in the first round. —

Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026

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In an interview with the New York Knicks' lead radio analyst following the team’s 94-90 title win against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 on Saturday, June 13, Jalen Brunson jokingly bumped into McNutt before clearing the air about the 880 ESPN radio personality.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
The involuntary drivers of the buses that had become momentary monuments fist-bumped the fans who streamed past them.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026