PELTED Synonyms: 240 Similar and Opposite Words

pelted

verb

past tense of pelt

as in scurried

to proceed or move quickly pelted away when the cops arrived

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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

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as in pounded

to strike repeatedly pelted the other kids with pebbles

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Recent Examples of pelted Hail pelted several central Minnesota communities as storms rolled through on Friday afternoon and evening. —

Nick Lentz, CBS News, 20 June 2026 Rain pelted the ballpark during Tuesday’s game as the Giants built a lead on RBIs from Matt Chapman, Bryce Eldridge, and Jung Hoo Lee. —

Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Greater Cincinnati may be pelted with severs storms overnight as much of the Midwest is set to experience an abnormal mid-June system, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. —

Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026 Cars looked like they were pelted by multiple golf balls. —

Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026 After New York pulled off a 29-point comeback against the Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, June 10, riled up fans flocked to the San Antonio team's New York City hotel, where Wembanyama was met with boos and nearly pelted with eggs. —

Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 Police, familiar with unrest in the city, were on standby with cordons of armored cars, which were quickly pelted with projectiles by the rioters. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026 Police were pelted with chairs, cans, rocks and flares late Tuesday by some of the hundreds who attended a protest in the southern English coast city of Southampton, where Henry Nowak was killed in December. —

ABC News, 3 June 2026 The couple were pelted with confetti upon leaving the hall, smiling ecstatically. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 May 2026

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Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 June 2026