BASHED Synonyms: 245 Similar and Opposite Words

bashed

verb

past tense of bash

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force

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as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open

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as in pounded

to strike repeatedly the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke

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as in attacked

to criticize harshly and usually publicly in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does

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Recent Examples of bashed Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha bashed the New York Times for its report on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, saying the paper engaged in misconduct. —

Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026 Down by two run heading to their last chance against the Hokies, the Bruins (52-7) bashed back-to-back home runs to tie it before second baseman Phoenix Call’s game-winning single brought in Will Gasparino. —

Josh Gross, Daily News, 31 May 2026 Reigns bashed Fatu’s hand with the toolbox. —

Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 His 22nd of the season surpassed the school-record 21 bashed by Tony Thompson in 2009. —

Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 Jordan and McClintock also bashed Hayden for continuing the anti-immigration enforcement policies of his predecessor, disgraced former DA Rachel Rollins, who is now running for reelection to reclaim her DA title. —

Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026 McMahon’s post earlier on Friday had amplified a scathing letter from Scott criticizing UF’s presidential search as overly secretive and bashed the university over the substantial $2 million severance payout now owed to outgoing Interim President Donald Landry. —

Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026 The two sides failed to reach an agreement, and Hegseth blacklisted Anthropic and bashed the company on social media. —

Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 May 2026 Footage of the crash scene shows the SUV flipped upside down with airbags deployed and the side of the car bashed in and windows shattered on the ground, while the front of the police car appears smashed up. —

Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

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Court documents obtained by WBFF reportedly state that Richburg and Womack were riding the same bus when Womack bumped into Richburg without apologizing while exiting at the rear of the vehicle.

— Toria Sheffield, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
That error bumped him into the Pinnacle Bank field, while Rayhan Thomas, the rightful first alternate, was left out.

— Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025