BASHED Synonyms: 245 Similar and Opposite Words

bashed

verb

Definition of bashed next

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 A lot of that had to do with Jackson, who bashed two home runs, including a grand slam in the victory. —

Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers bashed open the front door of Thao’s East Side home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him outside half-dressed in freezing conditions. —

Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026 Near a lookout offering sweeping views, Gerhardt Konig, 47 — upset about his wife's relationship with a coworker — tried to push her off the steep trail, bashed her head with a rock and attempted to stab her with a syringe, prosecutors said. —

ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 Yordan Alvarez bashed a two-run homer in the 8-1 win over Boston on Monday, his third of the season. —

Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026 Prosecutors allege the 47-year-old anesthesiologist shoved his wife, Arielle Konig, toward a cliff edge, tried to inject her with a syringe and bashed her head repeatedly with a rock during a hike in Oahu. —

Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 An immigrant delivery man bashed unconscious during a botched four-on-one Manhattan mugging died of his injuries months later, cops said Sunday. —

Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026 In an appearance on Fox News, the Trump-supporting singer bashed the choice of Bunny, saying the performance was an insult to the MAGA movement. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026 The result is a bit of head-scratcher, as the song is a one to one cover with nothing changed, even Kirk Hammett’s iconic solo section, which is especially odd considering Mustaine has admittedly bashed Hammett’s playing over the years. —

Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers who intentionally bumped vehicles or performed other maneuvers to stop vehicles during pursuits sought payouts afterward from the other driver's insurance, claiming personal injuries to supplement their paychecks, an internal investigation found.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Mutai was actually bumped down to fourth on the all-time list as all of the top three finishers from the 2026 men’s race beat his previous record time.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026