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Synonyms & Antonyms of hammer
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to shape with a hammer
- medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs
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2
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
- hammer a nail
- hammered the ball for a home run
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- batter,
- beat,
- buffet,
- bung,
- chop,
- cuff,
- drub,
- lace,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lick,
- mangle,
- maul,
- pelt,
- pepper,
- pommel,
- pummel,
- rough
- bowl (down or over),
- cream,
- deck,
- dump
- [slang],
- fell,
- floor,
- knock down,
- level
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3
to strike repeatedly
- tried hammering the door to wake them up
- the crops were hammered with hail
Synonyms for hammer
- bash,
- baste,
- bat,
- batter,
- beat,
- belabor,
- belt,
- birch,
- bludgeon,
- buffet,
- bung up,
- club,
- curry,
- do,
- drub,
- fib
- [British],
- flog,
- hide,
- lace,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lash,
- lather,
- lick,
- maul,
- mess (up),
- paddle,
- pelt,
- pommel,
- pound,
- pummel,
- punch out,
- rough (up),
- slate,
- slog,
- switch,
- tan,
- thrash,
- thresh,
- thump,
- tromp,
- wallop,
- whale,
- whip,
- whop
- (or whap),
- whup,
- work over
Words Related to hammer
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- beset,
- box,
- bust,
- chop,
- clobber,
- clout,
- crack,
- cudgel,
- cuff,
- descend (on or upon),
- hit,
- jump (on),
- knock,
- lam,
- lay on,
- paste,
- pounce (on or upon),
- punch,
- raid,
- rush,
- slam,
- slap,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- storm,
- swat,
- swipe,
- thwack,
- whack,
- wham,
- whomp
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4
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
- the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over
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hammer
nounSynonyms of hammer (Entry 2 of 2)
as in sledgehammer, mallet
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The first known use of hammer was before the 12th century
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