Synonyms of pelted

pelted

verb

past tense of pelt

1

as in scurried

to proceed or move quickly

pelted away when the cops arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurried
• raced
• sped
• rushed
• hurried
• drove
• trotted
• flew
• traveled
• chased
• zipped
• jumped
• buzzed
• ran
• scooted
• darted
• blasted
• hurled
• blew
• stepped
• dashed
• rammed
• scuttled
• tore
• whirled
• bolted
• ripped
• bowled
• hustled
• zoomed
• blazed
• rustled
• jogged
• hurtled
• whisked
• bundled
• rocketed
• careened
• barreled
• hastened
• motored
• careered
• belted
• cracked (on)
• breezed
• humped
• coursed
• bustled
• shot
• hied
• nipped
• bombed
• jetted
• galloped
• beat it
• hared
• cannonballed
• stepped on it
• highballed
• streaked
• scampered
• flitted
• hotfooted (it)
• sprinted
• made tracks
• scudded
• scuffled
• shook a leg
• stampeded
• whizzed
• got a move on
• accelerated
• beetled
• overtook
• outran
• outpaced
• stepped out
• quickened
• outstripped
• arrowed
• caught up
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dragged
• poked
• crawled
• crept
• lingered
• poked
• lagged
• hung (around or out)
• loitered
• strolled
• shuffled
• sauntered
• ambled
• tarried
• lumbered
• dallied
• plodded
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

2

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• hurled
• tossed
• flung
• slung
• fired
• launched
• heaved
• lobbed
• cast
• pegged
• pitched
• catapulted
• dashed
• hurtled
• darted
• chucked
• bowled
• lofted
• let fly
• rolled
• flipped
• ejected
• precipitated
• gunned
• propelled
• passed
• hooked
• projected
• thrust
• impelled
• shot
• rifled
• bucked

3

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly

pelted the other kids with pebbles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounded
• lashed
• licked
• whipped
• battered
• attacked
• thumped
• slapped
• knocked
• assaulted
• punched
• hit
• smashed
• beat
• slammed
• batted
• pummeled
• did
• spanked
• bashed
• mauled
• buffeted
• hided
• chopped
• thrashed
• hammered
• walloped
• bludgeoned
• smacked
• lathered
• clubbed
• paddled
• lambasted
• whacked
• stormed
• laced
• raided
• belted
• flogged
• slated
• switched
• threshed
• punched out
• swiped
• tanned
• slogged
• curried
• tromped
• worked over
• whaled
• swatted
• boxed
• drubbed
• wounded
• basted
• birched
• whopped
• belabored
• assailed
• socked
• cracked
• fibbed
• rushed
• whupped
• clobbered
• roughed (up)
• pommeled
• pasted
• messed (up)
• strapped
• beset
• bunged up
• clouted
• thwacked
• cuffed
• caned
• laid on
• horsewhipped
• beat up on
• descended (on or upon)
• jumped (on)
• busted
• scourged
• lacerated
• flagellated
• whomped
• lammed
• whammed
• pounced (on or upon)
• gored
• mangled
• leathered
• cudgeled
• mutilated
• pistol-whipped
• maimed
• blackjacked
• cowhided
• rawhided
• fustigated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pelted

Mostly, though, the moon is pelted by meteoroids the size of bullets or footballs. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

If/when that day comes, that person should be pelted with rocks and garbage until (s)he stops having terrible ideas. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026

This year, rain pelted the ground and the side of the building during the ceremony. — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted Hawaii's western islands early Tuesday, knocking out power, damaging roads and buildings and bringing the threat of flash floods and mudslides. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Snow crews had to leap into action early Wednesday at the Kansas City Downtown Airport – Wheeler Field after thunderstorms pelted the airport and covered it taxiways with several inches of hail. — Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

The boat bobs, wind fills your plastic poncho like a balloon, you’re pelted with water, and the only conceivable reaction is to grip the railing and shriek with delight. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026

The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

However, during the curtain call, outstanding — or maybe just good-looking — male actors are sometimes pelted with loose flowers by their admirers. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 July 2026