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
• buried
• trounced
• flattened
• overcame
• upset
• threw
• walloped
• thrashed
• routed
• annihilated
• creamed
• beat
• smothered
• pasted
• trimmed
• topped
• dusted
• mastered
• shellacked
• overwhelmed
• whomped
• tromped
• smoked
• skinned
• swept
• drubbed
• took
• whupped
• blew away
• destroyed
• waxed
• whopped
• surpassed
• scored
• succeeded
• snowed under
• conquered
• skunked
• dispatched
• exceeded
• crushed
• capped
• ate alive
• beat the pants off
• wiped the floor with
• licked
• bested
• subdued
• vanquished
• slaughtered
• ran circles around
• eclipsed
• surmounted
• overmatched
• finished
• overpowered
• upended
• subjugated
• 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

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

Lincoln and Virginia Union last met in 2025, when the Panthers clobbered the Lions 66-21. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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

This episode, Zack wakes up and bolts upright with the bandage still on his head from getting clobbered with a sign on his birthday and can’t remember what happened the night before. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 July 2026

That all changed with a runner on in the bottom of the seventh, when Kurtz clobbered a Brent Suter four-seam fastball 437 feet to center, extending the A’s lead. — Jason Burke, Oc Register, 21 June 2026

Byron Buxton hit a grand slam in a 10-run fifth inning and the Minnesota Twins clobbered the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-8 on Saturday night. — ABC News, 21 June 2026

Within two minutes, it got clobbered by a 3-pound smallie. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

The best team in hockey was clobbered. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026