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past tense of nail
Synonyms & Antonyms of nailed
1
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
- the boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook
Synonyms for nailed
- banged,
- bashed,
- batted,
- belted,
- biffed,
- bludgeoned,
- bobbed,
- bonked,
- bopped,
- boxed,
- busted
- (also bust),
- clapped
- (also clapt),
- clipped,
- clobbered,
- clocked,
- clouted,
- cracked,
- hammered,
- hit,
- knocked,
- pasted,
- pounded,
- punched,
- rapped,
- slammed,
- slapped,
- slogged,
- slugged,
- smacked,
- smote,
- socked,
- struck,
- swatted,
- swiped,
- tagged,
- thumped,
- thwacked,
- walloped,
- whacked,
- whaled,
- zapped
Words Related to nailed
- battered,
- beat,
- buffeted,
- bunged,
- chopped,
- cuffed,
- drubbed,
- laced,
- lambasted,
- licked,
- mangled,
- mauled,
- pelted,
- peppered,
- pommeled
- (or pommelled),
- pummeled
- (also pummelled),
- roughed
- bowled (down or over),
- creamed,
- decked,
- dumped
- [slang],
- felled,
- floored,
- knocked down,
- leveled
- (or levelled)
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2
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
- this latest infidelity nails it—I'm filing for divorce
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3
to reveal the true nature of
- an investigative report that nailed the teenage novelist as someone who had plagiarized the works of others
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4
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
- the very first time I tried to steal anything, I got nailed
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Words Related to nailed
- bagged,
- captured,
- caught,
- got,
- grabbed,
- grappled,
- hooked,
- landed,
- snapped (up),
- snared,
- snatched,
- trapped
- committed,
- confined,
- detained,
- held,
- immured,
- imprisoned,
- incarcerated,
- interned,
- jailed,
- jugged,
- locked (up)
- bound,
- enchained,
- fettered,
- handcuffed,
- manacled,
- shackled,
- trammeled
- (or trammelled)
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5
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
- the running back saw the pass coming in and nailed it
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- abducted,
- kidnapped
- (also kidnaped),
- spirited (away or off)
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“Nailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nailed. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.
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