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

Keeping audiences on their toes by not being boxed into one type of genre. — William Earl, Variety, 27 July 2026

Surviving decades in storage or boxed up through several moves can leave physical media like video tapes dirty or even damaged. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 25 July 2026

Piled up, buried, boxed, tagged, incinerated, and, sooner or later, anonymous. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 July 2026

According to the prosecutor’s office, the goods to be destroyed were boxed on the 23rd floor of the Goodman Interlink facility in Tsing Yi, then sent down to the fifth floor to be shredded. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Both are served with a classic Pimm’s and available to eat on the riverside terrace or boxed to take to the Battersea Power Station big screen. — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

So putting aside the Portis element, the Heat were boxed into a corner by the Bucks. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Instead, the results got boxed up and stored in a Berkeley closet until 2016. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 June 2026

Before finding acting in his late 20s, Moore worked in law firms and boxed professionally for 12 years. — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026