Synonyms of battered

battered

verb

past tense of batter

1

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly

children battered the piñata until it broke open

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in bombed

to use bombs or artillery against

planes battered the city for weeks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombed
• attacked
• bombarded
• shelled
• blitzed
• ravaged
• cannonaded
• pounded
• blitzkrieged
• assaulted
• raked
• strafed
• hit
• assailed
• devastated
• enfiladed
• struck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of battered

Russia has repeatedly battered the Ukrainian power grid since its all-out invasion more than four years ago. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Hurricane Lala battered Hawaii as Category 1 hurricane Thousands in Hawaii remain without power on Monday, as forecasters warn the storm's aftermath could trigger flooding, mudslides and hazardous ocean conditions. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

As monstrous storms battered Central Indiana this week, severe flooding forced some Indianapolis residents out of their homes and into the water. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2026

However, a strong snowstorm dumped up to two feet of snow and battered the nest with strong wind and only two of the chicks (Sunny and Gizmo) survived. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026

The heavy rain comes a day after a tropical storm battered northeastern Japan, injuring at least seven, toppling trees and causing widespread blackouts. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

There were delays, including some caused by three hurricanes — the Charley, Frances and Jeanne era — that battered the area. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Both came alive right along the Gulf Coast and were battered by wind shear every step of the way, which prevented them from strengthening significantly and limited their impacts overall. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Irving’s lighthouse, built for the 1893 World’s Fair, was salt crusted, wind battered, and timeworn, at once a shithole and a feat of civil engineering. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026