HAMMERING Synonyms: 275 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in pounding

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hammering

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verb

present participle of hammer

as in drawing

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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as in hitting

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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as in licking

to strike repeatedly tried hammering the door to wake them up the crops were hammered with hail

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as in scolding

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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Recent Examples of hammering

Noun

The butt of the Axvant is designed to double as a mallet, mostly for knocking in tent stakes and taking care of other basic, non-precision hammering. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026 Coastal flooding and hammering winds are already underway from North Carolina and Virginia to New Jersey, the start of a dayslong coastal flood and erosion threat that will extend into New England as the storm ramps up. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 As the interview ends, Crist swiftly gets back to sawing and hammering. — Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026 This song features a kick drum throughout, and the boosted bass takes it from background timekeeping to foreground hammering. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 The Middle East faces chaotic power shifts as Iran, despite taking a hammering, refuses to back down, though its regional influence is expected to wane. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The improvement continued with a 3-0 hammering of Austria in the round of 32, including a double from centre-forward Oyarzabal and right-back Pedro Porro finishing off a neat team move. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026 During a walk-through for reporters on Thursday, construction noises — particularly sanding and hammering — could be heard. — ABC News, 11 June 2026 That day in 2022, Pencov heard a hammering at the front door. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Verb

The whole point of the ad was to get dudes to sign up for a Novig account and start hammering parlays this football season. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Many viewers have told us, ‘Thank you for trusting us to read between the lines and for not hammering everything over our heads. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 These shifts are good news for Democratic candidates who are hammering an increasingly unpopular president — and by extension, his party. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Democrats hope to flip majorities in both the House and the Senate by hammering the GOP over affordability, gas prices and inflation. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 Trump spent much of the 2024 campaign hammering Democratic President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on inflation and promising to lower prices. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Trump spent much of the 2024 campaign hammering President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats, on inflation and promising to lower prices. — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo is hammering the Big Island with rain. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026 As downballot Florida Democrats continue hammering their opponents for not agreeing to debate them, the torchbearer of the Democratic ticket doubled down against debates again Wednesday. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammering

Noun

Rucking targets both at once without the joint pounding of running or the recovery debt of hard gym sessions.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Rutted migration routes, carved by the constant pounding of animal hooves, littered northern Pennsylvania.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

The towering spire at the heart of Limoges ultimately collapsed in flames, drawing cheers from the crowd below that were captured on video.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
While the lack of regulation may be drawing users to prediction markets, the platform’s Wild West qualities may also prevent them from being reliable insurance proxies, Mitts argued.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of drawing

Verb

Social media videos of him hitting tennis balls and baseballs while listing his policy proposals have provided a font of online mockery.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Lips and eyes were also adorned at the L’Oreal Paris booth, where guests received touch-ups before hitting the adjacent Allure Red Carpet.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hitting

Verb

Teams have to be licking their chops after seeing what Tampa Bay did to Dallas last Thursday night, especially considering the defense (or lack thereof) that the Cowboys have shown through five weeks.

— Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Carter is licking his wounds after the rest of the tribe sent Ana home in a blindside.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of licking

Verb

By the time his daughter shows up, flanked by her mom and upright dentist stepdad, Lee’s moved on from scolding the room to thanking his mother for believing him.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Others criticized Anderson for seemingly scolding fans and trying to tell them where to sit.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of scolding

Noun

The world’s richest person, MAGA donor, chainsaw waver, baby daddy and would-be Mars colonizer takes a thrashing.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
The teenager, who has excelled for The Union by scoring seven goals and providing 12 assists in MLS this season, was called up to his first national camp this month and made his international debut in the US’ 4-1 thrashing of Peru on Saturday.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of thrashing

Verb

Expanding worker retraining programs, investing in the ailing public school system, and improving access to community colleges will do far more than tariffs to rebuild the middle class—and are the first steps in forging a new social contract.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
But since the start of the war, Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria have continued upgrading their navies while forging closer cooperation on maritime security, according to Carnegie.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of forging

Verb

The other student strikes one more blow from behind, knocking Xavier to the ground.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The murder prompted an extensive investigation, with police interviewing more than 1,300 people and knocking on hundreds of doors.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026