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

Many on the right lashed out at conservative justices who joined the majority decision. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 1 July 2026

The sting of the Australian box jellyfish has been described as being lashed with a whip dipped in burning acid, and is powerful enough to kill an adult in as little as two minutes! — New Atlas, 30 June 2026

With two strikes and two outs in the ninth inning, Turner lashed a single to center. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Photos of Hammett in the garment eventually caught the attention of Swifties, who lashed out at the guitarist on Reddit and social media. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2026

Meloni lashed back and accused him of lying. — Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 19 June 2026

The billionaire venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems cofounder lashed out on X at student protesters who walked out of Stanford’s 135th commencement ceremony while Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai was delivering the keynote address. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 June 2026

The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year. — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year. — CBS News, 7 June 2026