MAULING Synonyms: 180 Similar and Opposite Words

mauling 1 of 2

noun

as in thrashing

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mauling

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verb

present participle of maul

as in abusing

to abuse physically demonstrators who claimed that they had been mauled by the police

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as in licking

to strike repeatedly the irate store owner was mauling the shoplifter when the police showed up

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Recent Examples of mauling

Noun

The dogs involved in the mauling were later euthanized. —

Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 Fox orchestrated the mauling of Minnesota, dancing around defenders and into the lane at will. —

Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 16 May 2026 Those still with the team may want to exact revenge after last December’s 45-21 mauling at the hands of quarterback Joe Burrow. —

David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026 The area remains closed as authorities continue to investigate the apparent mauling. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Seth Michael Plant, 30, died after a bear mauling that occurred during training, according to a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson news release. —

Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 These were claps of relief and encouragement from a European audience bracing for a mauling like JD Vance’s onslaught last year. —

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026 Fresh from his online mauling at the hands of Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary, the world’s richest man can take some consolation. —

The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Feb. 2026 Both tragedies unfolded in rural Northern California, with the fatal lion mauling occurring in El Dorado County. —

Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026

Verb

Or left tackle Theo Benedet pulling into the open field in Cincinnati, sprinting well beyond the line of scrimmage, starting his block on Geno Stone 4 yards from the sideline, then mauling the Bengals safety within inches of a bench. —

Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 City enters Week 2 of the new campaign as Premier League leader after mauling its way to a 4-0 win over Wolves on opening weekend. —

Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mauling

Noun

Thursday’s 118-91 thrashing, though, invited more than a Game 7.

— Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The Fever, perhaps more terribly potent with each passing day, is a two-hour spiral into the thrashing, slowly awakening soul of a Good Middle-Class Liberal.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 8 May 2026