Synonyms of bashes

bashes 1 of 2

noun

plural of bash

1

as in blows

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

he hasn't been the same ever since he received that bash on his head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blows
• slaps
• thumps
• punches
• swipes
• hits
• thuds
• knocks
• whacks
• smacks
• pokes
• slams
• strokes
• spanks
• pounds
• licks
• beats
• bangs
• claps
• clips
• swats
• hooks
• kicks
• smashes
• biffs
• bops
• chops
• hacks
• raps
• switches
• thwacks
• lashes
• buffets
• plumps
• pelts
• douses
• haymakers
• whams
• bats
• socks
• picks
• belts
• hands
• clouts
• fillips
• stripes
• cuffs
• wallops
• slugs
• cracks
• busts
• swings
• dabs
• welts
• knees
• whops
• stingers
• lickings
• boxes
• larrups
• beatings
• counterpunches
• lefts
• counters
• counterblows
• shivers
• counterstrokes
• whips
• sucker punches
• rabbit punches
• body blows
• roundhouses
• rights
• uppercuts
• batterings
• thrashings
• drubbings
• whippings
• KOs
• knockdowns
• sidewinders
• crunchers
• pastings
• right-handers
• bastinadoes
• kayos
• wallopings
• knockouts
• one-twos

2

as in tries

chiefly British an effort to do or accomplish something

while golf isn't my game, I had to give it a bash while at Saint Andrews in Scotland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tries
• attempts
• goes
• stabs
• offers
• bids
• passes
• shots
• endeavors
• flings
• whacks
• cracks
• essays
• trials
• assays
• whirls
• struggles
• throes
• strivings
• undertakings
• trial and errors

3

as in events

a social gathering

I'm throwing a New Year's bash this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• events
• parties
• celebrations
• receptions
• dances
• blasts
• shindigs
• blowouts
• fetes
• functions
• get-togethers
• galas
• affairs
• balls
• binges
• dos
• fund-raisers
• occasions
• benefits
• proms
• suppers
• masquerades
• formals
• orgies
• soirees
• bakes
• socials
• bacchanals
• showers
• clambakes
• keggers
• housewarmings
• mixers
• bacchanalia
• symposia
• cocktail parties
• tea parties
• stags
• house parties
• klatches
• teas
• salons
• hen parties
• saturnalias
• icebreakers
• meet and greets
• kaffeeklatsches

bashes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bash

1

as in slams

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slams
• collides
• bumps
• smashes
• bangs
• crashes
• knocks
• rams
• hits
• impinges
• swipes
• impacts
• strikes
• thuds
• bounces
• skips
• glances
• scrapes
• contacts
• lands
• sweeps
• pushes
• skims
• touches
• ricochets
• brushes
• kisses
• rebounds
• grazes
• shaves
• clunks
• jostles
• nudges
• caroms
• muscles
• presses
• bulldozes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• skirts

2

as in slaps

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

• slams
• slaps
• knocks
• smacks
• hits
• punches
• claps
• bangs
• whacks
• strikes
• swipes
• clips
• pounds
• cracks
• kicks
• bats
• thumps
• nails
• pokes
• shoves
• clobbers
• bludgeons
• hammers
• smites
• thwacks
• taps
• pushes
• jabs
• swats
• bops
• licks
• boxes
• stabs
• raps
• zaps
• flicks
• bobs
• wallops
• bonks
• clouts
• tags
• biffs
• socks
• pastes
• slugs
• chops
• slogs
• belts
• busts
• clocks
• bumps
• whales
• mauls
• pummels
• strokes
• beats
• lambastes
• mangles
• hangs one on
• slashes
• buffets
• jostles
• drubs
• dumps
• knees
• batters
• whips
• prods
• pelts
• stamps
• roughs
• scuffs
• cuffs
• peppers
• bunts
• decks
• lashes
• thrashes
• butts
• flails
• laces
• clubs
• flogs
• conks
• bowls (down or over)
• knocks down
• saps
• switches
• bungs
• fells
• levels
• brains
• spears
• cudgels
• floors
• creams
• pommels
• beans
• skulls
• sucker punches
• canes
• sledges
• sledgehammers
• rabbit-punches

3

as in licks

to strike repeatedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licks
• hides
• whips
• knocks
• pounds
• slaps
• slams
• beats
• hits
• smashes
• lashes
• thumps
• attacks
• assaults
• does
• punches
• pelts
• spanks
• mauls
• batters
• pummels
• thrashes
• bats
• bludgeons
• smacks
• lambastes
• hammers
• clubs
• whacks
• flogs
• chops
• raids
• wallops
• buffets
• slates
• swipes
• drubs
• paddles
• switches
• threshes
• works over
• slogs
• punches out
• lathers
• tans
• belabors
• bastes
• belts
• boxes
• tromps
• storms
• fibs
• whups
• wounds
• curries
• laces
• whales
• rushes
• roughs (up)
• assails
• messes (up)
• cracks
• clobbers
• beats up on
• swats
• thwacks
• whops
• pommels
• descends (on or upon)
• pastes
• bungs up
• birches
• clouts
• besets
• whams
• jumps (on)
• socks
• cudgels
• lacerates
• busts
• lays on
• straps
• lams
• flagellates
• cuffs
• pounces (on or upon)
• scourges
• whomps
• mutilates
• maims
• canes
• mangles
• leathers
• gores
• horsewhips
• pistol-whips
• fustigates
• blackjacks
• cowhides
• rawhides

4

as in attacks

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

• attacks
• slams
• scolds
• criticizes
• abuses
• blasts
• assails
• insults
• excoriates
• trashes
• castigates
• lambastes
• jumps (on)
• savages
• ties into
• harasses
• curses
• berates
• belabors
• vituperates
• potshots
• sails into
• scathes
• reviles
• blasphemes
• beats up on
• disparages
• harangues
• belittles
• reprimands
• harries
• vilifies
• chides
• affronts
• whips
• lights into
• slurs
• chastises
• slanders
• execrates
• profanes
• bad-mouths
• rebukes
• fulminates
• imprecates
• libels
• traduces
• lashes (out)
• laces (into)
• asperses
• blackguards
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praises
• commends
• hails
• lauds
• compliments
• acclaims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bashes

Noun

And for a girl who is known for her epic Fourth of July bashes, wearing a gown by the designer for her wedding celebration (that just so happens to fall over the holiday weekend) seems like a perfect fit. — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

This big-batch watermelon punch is great for summer bashes. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

Go on fungi-finding forays with truffle-sniffing dogs at the Oregon Truffle Festival, or attend epicurean bashes like Alt Wine Fest, Queer Wine Fest, AAPI Food & Wine Festival, and the International Pinot Noir Celebration. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026

Cartier’s party was the first stop of several post–Met Gala soirees for this crowd, many of whom migrated downtown to attend the late-night bashes like the GQ after-party at The Twenty Two. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026

Check out the full list of this year’s biggest bashes. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026

The result Saturday was a mid-winter party that felt different than any of their previous bashes. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026

Additionally, the 2026 Golden Globes weekend includes pre-and post-show bashes hosted by Universal, Amazon MGM Studios, Netflix and BAFTA. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026

There are Christmas stalls at the beloved farmers’ market each Saturday this month, as well as bashes like the New Year’s Eve party called Glitter & Grooves at Coyote Sonoma. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025

Verb

South Carolina Supreme Court bashes 'shocking jury interference' Murdaugh’s attorneys in his appeal argued the trial was tainted by Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill's improper comments to jurors, among other issues. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Bonta’s move from the deep-blue state of California adds to the political backdrop swirling around big business, particularly Big Media at a time when President Trump himself regularly bashes mainstream entertainment and news outlets. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026

Between Friendsgivings, office parties, gift swaps, festive dinners, and New Year’s Eve bashes, we are inundated with celebrations. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026

Neighborhood bars and restaurants across Chicago are prepping for their New Year's Eve bashes on Wednesday. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025

Landry defends her and bashes her stalker’s head with a pipe. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025

After the man shoots Henry in the hand, Henry bashes his skull in out of fear for his life. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025

American has fallen behind large rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in the post-Covid luxury travel boom that has taken Seoul spa vacations and 40th birthday bashes abroad out of the chat and armed millions of consumers with high-end rewards credit cards. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025

Blades lop off body parts, while blunt force trauma breaks bones and bashes indentations in soft flesh. — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025