Synonyms of hammer

hammer 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to draw

to shape with a hammer

medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• draw
• forge
• pound
• carve
• fashion
• beat
• mold
• work
• cut
• stamp
• form
• planish
• chase
• chisel
• sculpt
• pat
• model
• coin
• knead
• sculpture
• grave
• mint
• hew
• knap
• boast
• abate

2

as in to hit

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

hammer a nail

hammered the ball for a home run

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in to pound

to strike repeatedly

tried hammering the door to wake them up

the crops were hammered with hail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pound
• lick
• lash
• whip
• hide
• hit
• knock
• beat
• thump
• slap
• smash
• punch
• bat
• pelt
• attack
• assault
• batter
• do
• spank
• maul
• slam
• bludgeon
• pummel
• chop
• paddle
• bash
• smack
• slate
• punch out
• whack
• belt
• thrash
• pommel
• box
• club
• work over
• switch
• raid
• thresh
• wallop
• whop
• drub
• tan
• whup
• curry
• rough (up)
• whale
• birch
• swipe
• flog
• storm
• buffet
• wound
• lambaste
• crack
• lather
• slog
• beat up on
• lace
• baste
• bung up
• cudgel
• fib
• belabor
• tromp
• mess (up)
• thwack
• swat
• strap
• clobber
• descend (on or upon)
• rush
• clout
• cane
• leather
• sock
• cuff
• paste
• wham
• jump (on)
• lay on
• pounce (on or upon)
• whomp
• assail
• bust
• horsewhip
• scourge
• lam
• lacerate
• beset
• blackjack
• cowhide
• flagellate
• rawhide
• gore
• mutilate
• maim
• mangle
• pistol-whip
• fustigate

4

as in to scold

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scold
• lecture
• reprimand
• blame
• jaw
• criticize
• rag
• chew out
• attack
• rail (at or against)
• call down
• berate
• flay
• bawl out
• ream (out)
• chastise
• dress down
• keelhaul
• lay into
• rebuke
• mock
• rate
• upbraid
• fault
• rant (at)
• admonish
• read the riot act (to)
• score
• reproach
• lambaste
• castigate
• knock
• baste
• tongue-lash
• slam
• take to task
• lash
• crucify
• remonstrate (with)
• pan
• blast
• chide
• condemn
• abuse
• scourge
• assail
• denounce
• lace (into)
• revile
• harangue
• excoriate
• ridicule
• reprove
• censure
• disparage
• reprehend
• vituperate
• scorn
• belittle
• scoff
• bad-mouth
• dis
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• sanction
• endorse
• praise
• extol
• laud

hammer

2 of 2

noun

as in sledgehammer

Related Words

• sledgehammer
• mallet
• gavel
• maul
• beetle
• bludgeon
• cudgel
• baton
• cane
• rod
• truncheon
• bat
• nightstick
• billy
• mace
• billy club
• staff
• bastinado
• shillelagh
• waddy
• rung
• hickory
• knobkerrie
• club
• birch
• blackjack
• sap
• rattan
• stave
• switch
• crook
• crosier
• walking stick
• crabstick
• whangee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hammer

Verb

During an October in which tech stocks were hammered by concerns over AI funding, Apple stood out, hitting a new all-time high late in the month. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Minogue hammered Healey for her role in the state's affordability crisis in two TV debates, including one at WBZ. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Noun

Little Neil mustered his courage and brought a hammer down on the bird. — S. M. Reznik, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Ever since the Dodgers dropped a billion-dollar hammer on Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the rest of baseball has melted down. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing hammer

• hammer out