Synonyms of clobbered

clobbered

verb

past tense of clobber

1

as in smacked

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

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

2

as in whipped

to defeat by a large margin

they clobbered the opposing team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipped
• bombed
• trounced
• buried
• overcame
• flattened
• walloped
• upset
• thrashed
• threw
• routed
• annihilated
• creamed
• beat
• smothered
• pasted
• trimmed
• dusted
• shellacked
• topped
• mastered
• overwhelmed
• whomped
• tromped
• skinned
• smoked
• drubbed
• whupped
• swept
• took
• blew away
• waxed
• destroyed
• whopped
• snowed under
• surpassed
• scored
• conquered
• succeeded
• skunked
• dispatched
• exceeded
• crushed
• capped
• ate alive
• beat the pants off
• wiped the floor with
• licked
• bested
• subdued
• vanquished
• ran circles around
• slaughtered
• eclipsed
• overmatched
• surmounted
• overpowered
• upended
• subjugated
• finished
• overthrew
• outdid
• hurdled
• outstripped
• outdistanced
• won (against)
• outshone
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• worsted
• transcended
• excelled
• bettered
• knocked over
• knocked off
• flourished
• overtopped
• outfought
• broke
• sank
• aced (out)
• pipped
• edged (out)
• overbore
• did in
• nosed out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clobbered

The Miami duo of Graham Pauley and Kyle Stowers clobbered home runs. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Clips of the straight, white Clark being clobbered by Black opponents, in a league where 25% to 35% of players are publicly LGBTQ+, became a staple of rightwing social media. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 Aug. 2026

The ex-Met clobbered a first-pitch slider from Brent Headrick high and deep to left with the division rivals tied at three in the seventh inning. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

The Red Sox absolutely clobbered the Diamondbacks last night, 11-1, at Fenway Park. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

On that November night 22 years ago, Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace went up for a layup, where he was met and clobbered by Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

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

Hoskins and Brayan Rocchio clobbered back-to-back homers in the first inning. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026