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

Rain is most likely to hit in the afternoon, Garcia said, unlike over the weekend when rain pelted the region for hours. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

All of them got here by giant impacts that have pelted Mars for eons, occasionally blasting bits of the planet into space, some of which by chance fall to Earth. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

Within 10 minutes, nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain pelted the charred ground. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Chalfont said in a Facebook post in September that the large adult male snapping turtle was admitted after rescuers found him being pelted with stones by kids. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 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

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