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

Europe is looking for alternative sources of energy after turning its back on Russian oil and gas following Moscow's full-fledged invasion of Ukraine in 2022, while consumers are being lashed by rocketing fuel prices compounded by the Iran war. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Trump lashed out at Pirro over the admission and has continued to claim vandals were to blame. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

The snake tried to circle and squeeze, but the rat lashed with her claws and teeth. — Madeline Ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

News of the briefing leaked, and the senators lashed out at the FBI, saying their efforts to scrutinize the Biden family had been discredited and falsely linked to Russian disinformation. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Trump lashed out again on Wednesday when taking questions on his way to Marine One heading to the South Carolina trip. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Over the weekend, Hurricane Simon lashed at the country's Pacific Coast as a Category 4 hurricane. — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

San Diego lashed 30 of his 88 pitches for fouls, as Misiorowski’s command and velocity escaped him in the second inning. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The clearest moment came when one of the largest open models in the world ran at full precision on one of our servers, while the dominant platform needed two lashed together for the same job. — Piotr Tomasik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026