Synonyms of lashed

lashed 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of lash

1

as in whipped

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipped
• slashed
• flicked
• thrashed
• slapped
• scourged
• flailed
• flogged
• switched
• knocked
• hit
• spanked
• cut
• horsewhipped
• punched
• flagellated
• smacked
• hided
• pounded
• banged
• licked
• tanned
• batted
• strapped
• whaled
• whacked
• mauled
• birched
• clipped
• leathered
• swiped
• thumped
• clapped
• caned
• swatted
• cowhided
• pelted
• beat
• rawhided
• clubbed
• bashed
• socked
• buffeted
• boxed
• pummeled
• hammered
• smote
• battered
• slugged
• clobbered
• cracked
• paddled
• walloped
• pasted
• cuffed
• lambasted
• bludgeoned
• touched up
• knouted
• roughed
• bopped
• mangled
• lathered
• thwacked
• laced
• threshed
• quirted
• clouted
• busted
• bunged
• belted
• slated
• drubbed
• lammed
• cudgeled
• whupped
• slogged
• basted
• worked over
• pistol-whipped
• belabored
• blackjacked
• tromped
• whopped
• fustigated
• fibbed
• pommeled

2

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly

all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounded
• licked
• whipped
• pelted
• slapped
• battered
• thumped
• slammed
• attacked
• knocked
• punched
• hit
• smashed
• beat
• spanked
• batted
• assaulted
• buffeted
• bashed
• pummeled
• thrashed
• mauled
• chopped
• hammered
• did
• smacked
• hided
• clubbed
• flogged
• paddled
• lambasted
• bludgeoned
• walloped
• whacked
• lathered
• laced
• threshed
• belted
• slated
• raided
• stormed
• switched
• tanned
• punched out
• curried
• whupped
• swiped
• slogged
• boxed
• basted
• whaled
• worked over
• birched
• belabored
• tromped
• swatted
• drubbed
• wounded
• whopped
• assailed
• strapped
• roughed (up)
• cracked
• fibbed
• socked
• messed (up)
• rushed
• pasted
• clobbered
• pommeled
• cuffed
• bunged up
• scourged
• caned
• beset
• thwacked
• laid on
• clouted
• beat up on
• descended (on or upon)
• busted
• horsewhipped
• jumped (on)
• flagellated
• lacerated
• lammed
• whammed
• gored
• pounced (on or upon)
• whomped
• mangled
• cudgeled
• leathered
• mutilated
• pistol-whipped
• maimed
• blackjacked
• fustigated
• cowhided
• rawhided

lashed

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of lash

as in tied

to prevent (someone or something) from moving freely by or as if by means of a line or cord

The raft was made from several logs lashed together with a rope.

Related Words

• tied
• strapped
• knotted
• bound
• tethered
• roped
• trussed
• coiled
• cinched
• wired
• leashed
• threaded
• banded
• corded
• snarled
• girded
• wound
• tangled
• intertwined
• laced
• girted
• entangled
• twisted
• interlaced
• interwove

Dissimilar Words

• unleashed
• untied
• unloosed
• unfastened
• unbound
• undid
• unstrapped
• unlaced
• unraveled
• disentangled
• untangled
• unlashed
• untethered
• uncoiled
• unwound
• untwisted
• unloosened
• unstrung
• unthreaded
• untwined
• unspooled
• unsnarled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lashed

Verb

Last month, Trump lashed out on coverage of poll results, which have been sagging in the 30s as Republicans seek to retain control of Congress. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

In the same series of Sunday morning posts, the president also lashed out at Kristen Welker, the moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, for saying his endorsements of Republican candidates in primary elections this year had shown mixed results. — Jeff Mason, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Workers lashed the broad branches together with steel cables and chains. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

The fight intensified Sunday when Mark Goldfeder, head of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, lashed out at Bonta and suggested California’s top law enforcement official was doing Ruffalo’s bidding by filing the antitrust lawsuit. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

EDTAugust 17, 2026 This weekend, Hawaii was lashed by a rare hurricane, as Lala’s eye passed just 20 miles south of the Big Island’s southern tip on Saturday. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026

Shortly after the outbreak, City Council Speaker Julie Menin lashed out at Martin and Mayor Mamdani for, in her view, not taking more proactive steps in stopping its spread. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

Earlier this month, Kennedy lashed out during an interview on CNN over vaccine and public health policies. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026