Synonyms of pasted

pasted

verb

past tense of paste

1

as in whipped

to defeat by a large margin

with the economy having gone south, it was hardly surprising that the incumbent party got pasted in the general election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipped
• bombed
• flattened
• buried
• trimmed
• threw
• routed
• dusted
• topped
• clobbered
• overcame
• smothered
• upset
• shellacked
• thrashed
• mastered
• annihilated
• trounced
• skinned
• creamed
• took
• smoked
• waxed
• blew away
• walloped
• beat
• overwhelmed
• swept
• destroyed
• snowed under
• tromped
• scored
• whomped
• whopped
• surpassed
• succeeded
• beat the pants off
• conquered
• drubbed
• dispatched
• capped
• ate alive
• wiped the floor with
• exceeded
• crushed
• whupped
• licked
• finished
• skunked
• ran circles around
• surmounted
• prevailed (over)
• won (against)
• slaughtered
• subdued
• bested
• triumphed (over)
• eclipsed
• vanquished
• hurdled
• transcended
• subjugated
• bettered
• overmatched
• outshone
• flourished
• outstripped
• overpowered
• knocked over
• excelled
• upended
• knocked off
• overthrew
• outdid
• worsted
• outdistanced
• overtopped
• aced (out)
• broke
• pipped
• edged (out)
• sank
• nosed out
• outfought
• overbore
• did in

2

as in slapped

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

pasted the soccer ball halfway across the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slapped
• punched
• smacked
• knocked
• clipped
• slammed
• hit
• banged
• pounded
• swiped
• clapped
• whacked
• struck
• cracked
• batted
• bashed
• nailed
• shoved
• kicked
• hammered
• boxed
• thumped
• chopped
• licked
• tapped
• zapped
• swatted
• flicked
• poked
• rapped
• pushed
• bobbed
• clobbered
• tagged
• slugged
• jabbed
• clocked
• bopped
• socked
• thwacked
• bludgeoned
• smote
• stabbed
• busted
• bumped
• walloped
• whaled
• belted
• clouted
• biffed
• slogged
• mangled
• stamped
• stroked
• bonked
• peppered
• battered
• mauled
• bunged
• roughed
• pummeled
• lashed
• slashed
• buffeted
• hung one on
• laced
• beat
• pelted
• dumped
• lambasted
• butted
• cuffed
• whipped
• scuffed
• decked
• drubbed
• prodded
• jostled
• creamed
• bunted
• clubbed
• speared
• switched
• felled
• kneed
• pommeled
• floored
• leveled
• thrashed
• flailed
• knocked down
• sapped
• caned
• flogged
• bowled (down or over)
• cudgeled
• sledged
• conked
• sledgehammered
• sucker punched
• beaned
• brained
• rabbit-punched
• skulled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pasted

Along the streets in the shadow of the cathedral, posters for Hind Rajab, the five-year-old girl allegedly killed by Israel in Gaza, have been pasted to lamp posts. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Before policies were in place, employees pasted client data into ChatGPT, fed proprietary code into public models and uploaded meeting recordings without a second thought. — Dmitriy Stepanov, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

One of the best-selling nonfiction titles of 2014, Hard Choices runs to more than 600 pages, many of which consist of factoids copied and pasted from Clinton’s old speeches. — Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Whether stowed in a recipe tin, pasted in a book, or safely tucked away in a memory, family recipes are part of what makes cooking so special. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

There is always a new poster ready to be pasted. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Online job listings have become so formulaic — copy-pasted from old descriptions and bloated with internal jargon — that even strong candidates scroll past them without a second look. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026

On top of all this, Apple says the warnings will definitely pop up if a command that’s been pasted in Terminal is known to be malicious. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026

While traditional wallpaper is meticulously pasted to a wall, peel-and-stick attaches quickly with an adhesive backing. — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026