Synonyms of pounded

pounded

verb

past tense of pound

1

as in stomped

to move heavily or clumsily

pounding down the road as fast as he could run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomped
• shuffled
• stumbled
• weaved
• barged
• stamped
• lurched
• hauled
• trudged
• dragged
• sloughed
• tramped
• floundered
• clumped
• lumped
• shambled
• scuffled
• scuffed
• lumbered
• stumped
• staggered
• plodded
• slogged
• flogged
• galumphed
• flopped
• tromped
• swayed
• reeled
• waddled
• blundered
• tottered
• careened
• wobbled
• teetered
• doddered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slid
• glided
• whisked
• hung
• floated
• drifted
• coasted
• waltzed
• hovered
• breezed
• poised
• wafted

2

as in smacked

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

pounding nails into boards all day long

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in licked

to strike repeatedly

during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in drew

to shape with a hammer

pounding out a depression in the metal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drew
• hammered
• carved
• fashioned
• forged
• molded
• beat
• stamped
• cut
• chased
• worked
• patted
• formed
• modeled
• kneaded
• sculpted
• coined
• chiseled
• hewed
• minted
• planished
• boasted
• sculptured
• abated
• graved
• knapped

5

as in crushed

to reduce to fine particles

the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crushed
• beat
• disintegrated
• ground
• crumbled
• pulverized
• powdered
• smashed
• milled
• grated
• mulled
• comminuted
• shattered
• atomized
• broke
• brayed
• fractured
• crunched
• dashed
• fragmented
• splintered
• busted
• kibbled
• micronized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pounded

Russia pounded Kyiv for more than 12 hours in a sixth straight night of attacks, killing at least 12 people including six railway workers and an Indian citizen, and devastating civilian districts. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Floods of ‘destructive force’ blast through the canyon As the rain pounded the canyon Saturday, park officials received an alert from the National Weather Service warning of flash flooding in the area. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Of course, Democrats still pounded hard on the fact that Medicaid funding would be decreasing. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

The team's official drumline, The Pack, pounded on illuminated drums during quarter breaks, while Skye, the team's sassy, blue-haired lioness mascot, jumped onto the T-shirt cannon to launch souvenir merchandise high into stadium seats. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

Rodriguez pounded the strike zone, issuing his only walk in the sixth inning. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

Large-scale Russian strikes have become a regular occurrence this summer, with Friday’s attacks landing just 24 hours after Russia pounded Kyiv with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime assault that killed 16 people. — Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Communities still recovering from last weekend’s hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over warm Pacific waters. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Tommy pounded away behind the kit, which rose roughly 12 feet into the air. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026