Synonyms of boxed

boxed

verb

past tense of box

as in slapped

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

his mother threatened to box his ears if he didn't show a bit more respect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slapped
• knocked
• punched
• hit
• smacked
• slammed
• clipped
• banged
• pounded
• whacked
• clapped
• struck
• cracked
• swiped
• shoved
• kicked
• batted
• bashed
• nailed
• pushed
• hammered
• chopped
• pasted
• licked
• tapped
• thumped
• tagged
• clobbered
• rapped
• socked
• clocked
• bobbed
• poked
• slugged
• thwacked
• bludgeoned
• flicked
• jabbed
• swatted
• busted
• belted
• zapped
• bopped
• walloped
• clouted
• stabbed
• bumped
• whaled
• biffed
• slogged
• battered
• mangled
• smote
• stroked
• stamped
• bunged
• mauled
• laced
• pummeled
• bonked
• scuffed
• cuffed
• peppered
• beat
• decked
• roughed
• dumped
• hung one on
• buffeted
• lashed
• whipped
• slashed
• butted
• creamed
• jostled
• lambasted
• pelted
• prodded
• drubbed
• switched
• pommeled
• floored
• bunted
• knocked down
• leveled
• felled
• caned
• speared
• kneed
• thrashed
• clubbed
• flogged
• bowled (down or over)
• sledged
• cudgeled
• flailed
• sucker punched
• sledgehammered
• sapped
• conked
• brained
• beaned
• skulled
• rabbit-punched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boxed

Sell Your Gold records the items being boxed for return, extending its handling records through the final stage. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

The ball fell into Higgins' abdominal area as the wide receiver boxed out Steelers defensive back Asante Samuel Jr. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Companies assume operational capability is a tangible asset that can be boxed up and shipped. — Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

China has found new markets and boxed out competition from other industrialized countries. — Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Rescuers carefully coaxed the snake away from the home and boxed it up for relocation shortly after their arrival. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Properly store grapes by placing a bagged or boxed bunch in the refrigerator crisper drawer. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2026

But, practically speaking, none of it is imaginable or executable without digital technologies that are fundamentally black-boxed, inscrutable to individual cops on the beat and institutional decision-makers alike. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

When the vehicle slowed for a group of kids, Rivera boxed him in. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026