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

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

The White House bashed Spain's left-wing government after the border between Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta and Morocco collapsed Thursday. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Tiffany recently bashed Hong for joining a livestream with the controversial left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 22 July 2026

The Carys, who camped at our lunch spot that evening, told us later that the bass came to the surface and bashed surface plugs near nightfall. — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026