Synonyms of clobber

clobber 1 of 2

noun

ˈklä-bər 

British slang

as in clothes

covering for the human body

still wearing the same clobber he wore as an undergrad at Cambridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• clothing
• attire
• dress
• wear
• garments
• apparel
• gear
• toggery
• rags
• garb
• threads
• weeds
• duds
• costume
• vesture
• rig
• togs
• rigging
• raiment
• vestments
• habit
• livery
• costumery
• wearables
• vestiary
• wardrobe
• outfit
• habiliment(s)
• finery
• guise
• ensemble
• trim
• regalia
• couture
• underwear
• tailoring
• glad rags
• pretties
• trumpery
• foofaraw
• frock
• caparison
• frippery
• tatters
• getup
• civvies
• array
• sportswear
• underclothes
• garderobe
• haberdashery
• bravery
• gaiety
• outerwear
• gaudery
• ready-to-wear
• tawdry
• mufti
• menswear
• loungewear
• sleepwear
• smallclothes
• nightclothes
• playwear
• activewear
• prêt-à-porter

clobber

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verb

1

as in to knock

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

he clobbered the ball, sending it in a high arc toward the back wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knock
• hit
• slap
• smack
• punch
• slam
• bang
• whack
• clap
• strike
• clip
• pound
• swipe
• bat
• bash
• kick
• crack
• bludgeon
• thump
• smite
• hammer
• box
• nail
• zap
• swat
• shove
• tap
• chop
• lick
• tag
• bop
• poke
• clock
• slug
• push
• clout
• sock
• bob
• thwack
• belt
• jab
• stab
• wallop
• rap
• flick
• paste
• biff
• bonk
• pummel
• slog
• bump
• bust
• whale
• beat
• maul
• mangle
• stroke
• hang one on
• rough
• drub
• pelt
• slash
• lambaste
• dump
• bung
• pepper
• lash
• stamp
• jostle
• knee
• batter
• scuff
• cuff
• whip
• buffet
• fell
• butt
• prod
• cream
• deck
• flog
• pommel
• cane
• floor
• cudgel
• lace
• bunt
• thrash
• spear
• knock down
• flail
• club
• switch
• sledge
• brain
• conk
• bean
• sap
• bowl (down or over)
• level
• skull
• sledgehammer
• sucker punch
• rabbit-punch

2

as in to bury

to defeat by a large margin

they clobbered the opposing team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bury
• overcome
• throw
• whip
• annihilate
• beat
• bomb
• upset
• flatten
• smother
• rout
• thrash
• trounce
• master
• trim
• overwhelm
• cream
• skin
• blow away
• take
• dust
• paste
• drub
• smoke
• destroy
• top
• whup
• sweep
• wallop
• whomp
• wax
• surpass
• conquer
• exceed
• whop
• score
• tromp
• snow under
• run circles around
• dispatch
• succeed
• beat the pants off
• worst
• eat alive
• subdue
• crush
• best
• wipe the floor with
• vanquish
• shellac
• lick
• skunk
• better
• subjugate
• cap
• outdo
• overpower
• surmount
• overthrow
• slaughter
• win (against)
• outstrip
• finish
• outshine
• prevail (over)
• triumph (over)
• eclipse
• transcend
• hurdle
• outdistance
• upend
• knock over
• overbear
• overmatch
• excel
• overtop
• ace (out)
• flourish
• outfight
• break
• knock off
• edge (out)
• sink
• pip
• nose out
• do in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clobber

Noun

He was dressed in shorts, T-shirt and boots and his black-tie clobber was in a car miles away in Marseilles. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 May 2025

Juno Temple’s character Dot nearly clobbers Gator with a nail bat — an object often associated with your Stranger Things character Steve Harrington — during their Halloween brawl in episode 4. — EW.com, 7 June 2024

Verb

Overnight, motorists were seen driving gingerly in the Avondale neighborhood as heavy rain and strong winds clobbered the streets. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

In 2022, when Stevens clobbered a left-wing Jewish colleague with the support of AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby was not yet toxic among rank-and-file Democrats. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026