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

Being pelted on the world’s stage with the modern equivalent of rotten tomatoes – memes and scathing online posts – hasn't kept the dancer, born Rachael Gunn, from laughing. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 1 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

In Hackensack, heavy rain pelted cars traveling along River Road, which almost looked like a ride at a water park. — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 7 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

In addition to taking part in a yoga session with the goats, Harry was pelted with water balloons on an inflatable obstacle course and asked an emotional question by a 9-year-old girl named Poppy during his time at the festival. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

The storm pelted areas of the state with large hail, downed trees and cut power. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026