Synonyms of gored

gored

verb

past tense of gore

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, may sound like fun, but the bulls have been known to gore runners who get too close

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• punctured
• pierced
• jabbed
• picked
• stuck
• pecked
• speared
• impaled
• harpooned
• skewered
• spitted
• lanced
• spiked
• transfixed
• poked
• pinked
• sliced
• punched
• ran through
• transpierced
• perforated
• spindled
• bayoneted
• knifed
• riddled
• pricked
• cut
• pronged
• thrust
• piked
• quilled
• dirked
• gimleted
• poniarded
• pinpricked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gored

Rome — Rome’s ancient Colosseum, where gladiators were once gored by wild animals to the delight of cheering crowds, has never exactly been associated with safety. — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

In another, a Florida man was gored and injured by a bison in the Lake Village area, where restaurants and hotels are located. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026

One runner was gored in the face and many more were fortunate to not be seriously injured during a chaotic bull run at Spain’s San Fermin festival on Saturday. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

As the huge animals made their way through the packed crowds, one runner was gored in the face by one of the bulls’ horns, the University of Navarra Hospital confirmed to the Associated Press. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Having survived elephant, buffalo and three leopard attacks in his life, along with bouts of tick bite fever, Charles died in 1940, at the age of 66, gored to death by an injured rhino. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

According to reports, the roughly 2,900-pound rhino burst from cover and fatally gored him before retreating back into the reserve. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026

By the end of the story, characters have been shot, pierced by arrows, gored by a deer, and nearly burned to death in a barn fire. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026

In 2024, an 83-year-old woman was severely injured after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026