battered

verb

Definition of batterednext
past tense of batter
1
as in pounded
to strike repeatedly children battered the piñata until it broke open

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in bombed
to use bombs or artillery against planes battered the city for weeks

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of battered Heavy monsoon rains battered parts of neighboring India, leaving over a dozen of people dead over the past few days. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 Heavy monsoon rains battered parts of neighboring India, leaving over a dozen of people dead over the last few days. — Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The belief that life goes on, even if you’re battered and broken. — Marissa Stapley, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Evanston police found that Williams was injured after being battered by the two men for whom police were first called. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Alston battered Vitels over the back of her head at least five times with a pan, ultimately stuffing her lifeless body into a duffel bag and into a closet, the court heard Friday. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 More than 10 days of flooding battered the capital and nine states. — Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battered
  1. pounded
  2. bombed
  3. licked
  4. attacked
  5. lashed
  6. whipped
  7. pelted
  8. knocked
Verb
  • Video shows the moment the roof collapsed at a BJ’s Wholesale Club in New Jersey as heavy rain pounded the state.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • The second reason was that his sinking, two-seam fastball was getting pounded.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of pounded
Verb
  • Things had improved since then, before spilling out into the open late last year when Saudi Arabia bombed a port in Yemen targeting a weapons shipment from the UAE.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • Helldivers 2 was bombed with hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and Sony reversed the policy within days.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
  • When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Definition of licked
Verb
  • So the next time your brand wants to bare its teeth, picture Mickey in his tuxedo being attacked by an oversized beaver.
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The suspect is believed to be a woman, but investigators have not ruled out the possibility that the teen was attacked by a man wearing women’s clothes, according to a law enforcement source.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Definition of attacked
Verb
  • Many on the right lashed out at conservative justices who joined the majority decision.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The sting of the Australian box jellyfish has been described as being lashed with a whip dipped in burning acid, and is powerful enough to kill an adult in as little as two minutes!
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • The next morning, the wind whipped the lake to a froth, making the crossing to the river’s outlet impossible.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
  • And, alas, there isn't the customary chain saw whipped out at the end.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • The storm pelted areas of the state with large hail, downed trees and cut power.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • The explosion had balled me up, shoved me aside, and pelted me with hot stones.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Definition of pelted
Verb
  • Well, with decades of audio augmentation experience, Creative kind of knocked it out of the park with this little soundbar's SuperWide mode.
    — Joe Salas July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • Trump responded to the funeral, saying Iran had been knocked the hell out.
    — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
Definition of knocked

Browse Nearby Words

batter
battered
batteries
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Battered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battered. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on battered

Nglish: Translation of battered for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of fulcrum

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 10
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
banana-mirrored
Contradictory Words Quiz Pick out which word means one thing…and the opp...
See All