Synonyms of bashed

bashed

verb

past tense of bash

1

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumped
• slammed
• banged
• smashed
• collided
• rammed
• crashed
• knocked
• hit
• swiped
• impacted
• impinged
• struck
• thudded
• glanced
• bounced
• scraped
• contacted
• skipped
• brushed
• pushed
• landed
• swept
• rebounded
• touched
• kissed
• clunked
• ricocheted
• skimmed
• nudged
• grazed
• shaved
• jostled
• caromed
• pressed
• muscled
• bulldozed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• skirted

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smacked
• slammed
• slapped
• knocked
• hit
• punched
• banged
• whacked
• pounded
• clapped
• struck
• clipped
• swiped
• cracked
• batted
• kicked
• thumped
• shoved
• hammered
• poked
• bludgeoned
• nailed
• clobbered
• jabbed
• swatted
• slugged
• tapped
• thwacked
• rapped
• pushed
• stabbed
• bopped
• chopped
• licked
• boxed
• bobbed
• socked
• pasted
• zapped
• flicked
• smote
• clouted
• clocked
• tagged
• busted
• walloped
• bumped
• whaled
• biffed
• belted
• bonked
• slogged
• pummeled
• stroked
• battered
• mauled
• lambasted
• lashed
• beat
• buffeted
• mangled
• pelted
• peppered
• slashed
• roughed
• dumped
• hung one on
• stamped
• drubbed
• bunged
• cuffed
• scuffed
• jostled
• prodded
• whipped
• butted
• laced
• decked
• thrashed
• creamed
• kneed
• clubbed
• speared
• flailed
• bunted
• felled
• flogged
• leveled
• floored
• switched
• conked
• sledged
• caned
• pommeled
• knocked down
• beaned
• sapped
• brained
• sledgehammered
• sucker punched
• bowled (down or over)
• skulled
• cudgeled
• rabbit-punched

3

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounded
• lashed
• licked
• whipped
• attacked
• pelted
• battered
• knocked
• slapped
• thumped
• slammed
• smashed
• punched
• hit
• beat
• assaulted
• spanked
• batted
• did
• mauled
• pummeled
• chopped
• hided
• smacked
• thrashed
• bludgeoned
• lambasted
• hammered
• clubbed
• whacked
• buffeted
• flogged
• paddled
• walloped
• punched out
• raided
• lathered
• switched
• slated
• swiped
• laced
• curried
• tanned
• stormed
• boxed
• worked over
• threshed
• belted
• tromped
• slogged
• drubbed
• cracked
• belabored
• wounded
• fibbed
• basted
• whupped
• whaled
• whopped
• roughed (up)
• swatted
• messed (up)
• clobbered
• rushed
• birched
• assailed
• pasted
• pommeled
• socked
• bunged up
• strapped
• beat up on
• clouted
• thwacked
• busted
• cuffed
• descended (on or upon)
• laid on
• beset
• jumped (on)
• caned
• scourged
• lacerated
• horsewhipped
• whammed
• pounced (on or upon)
• lammed
• flagellated
• whomped
• mutilated
• mangled
• gored
• cudgeled
• pistol-whipped
• maimed
• leathered
• blackjacked
• fustigated
• cowhided
• rawhided

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• slammed
• scolded
• blasted
• abused
• criticized
• insulted
• savaged
• assailed
• excoriated
• lambasted
• trashed
• scathed
• castigated
• cursed
• jumped (on)
• harassed
• tied into
• vituperated
• berated
• belabored
• sailed into
• reprimanded
• reviled
• potshot
• lit into
• harangued
• disparaged
• whipped
• beat up on
• affronted
• blasphemed
• belittled
• slandered
• vilified
• harried
• execrated
• chastised
• libeled
• slurred
• traduced
• profaned
• rebuked
• bad-mouthed
• imprecated
• fulminated
• lashed (out)
• laced (into)
• chid
• blackguarded
• aspersed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• commended
• hailed
• acclaimed
• complimented
• lauded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bashed

Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

His stance has drawn scrutiny in a city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel, while at times some on the far-left have bashed him for not doing enough to hold Israel to account. — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Kiley mostly bashed Pan for his years voting alongside the Democratic Party while in the California Legislature, including a 2017 vote to raise the state’s gas tax. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

During this conversation, Adam and Charles hear a creaking sound on the porch that ends up being Cathy with her head bashed in and gain another diversion point in their relationship. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

That’s the first time that has happened since her husband Glenn (Steven Yeun) had his brains bashed in by Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026

Worrell’s frequent foe, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, bashed her over Rundell’s past on social media, suggesting dropped cases previously left the teen free to commit murder this summer. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Derek Hill, who will platoon with Justin Crawford in center, bashed a go-ahead grand slam in Monday night’s 6-3 win over the Washington Nationals and made an outstanding catch in the following inning. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Outside the ring, Punk bashed Rhodes’ head into the announce table repeatedly. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026