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Synonyms & Antonyms of maiming
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in mayhem, mutilation
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for maiming
- assault,
- attack,
- bashing,
- battering,
- battery,
- batting,
- beating,
- belting,
- bludgeoning,
- buffeting,
- clubbing,
- cudgeling
- (or cudgelling),
- drubbing,
- flogging,
- hammering,
- lacing,
- licking,
- mauling,
- paddling,
- pelting,
- pommeling
- (or pommelling),
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- smashing,
- socking,
- thrashing,
- thumping,
- tromping,
- walloping,
- whaling,
- whipping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for maiming
maiming
verb
present participle of maim
Synonyms & Antonyms of maiming (Entry 2 of 2)
to cause severe or permanent injury to
- on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year
Synonyms for maiming
Words Related to maiming
- bashing,
- beating,
- belting,
- bludgeoning,
- buffeting,
- drubbing,
- hammering,
- lacing,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- pasting,
- pelting,
- pommeling
- (or pommelling),
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- thumping
Near Antonyms for maiming
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“Maiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiming. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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