POUNDED Synonyms: 255 Similar and Opposite Words

pounded

verb

Definition of pounded next

past tense of pound

as in stomped

to move heavily or clumsily pounding down the road as fast as he could run

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as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner pounding nails into boards all day long

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as in licked

to strike repeatedly during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach

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as in drew

to shape with a hammer pounding out a depression in the metal

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as in crushed

to reduce to fine particles the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food

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Recent Examples of pounded Haitian konpa music pounded as fans danced to the rhythm and children passed around soccer balls. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026 At least 14 people were killed today as the Israeli military pounded Tyre in southern Lebanon. —

Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 29 May 2026 Fighter jets roared overhead, and air strikes pounded the surrounding hillsides, sending up thick plumes of acrid smoke. —

Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026 Overnight, the Israeli military pounded the coastal city of Tyre, Lebanon’s fourth-largest city, killing at least 14 people across the south of the country in its ongoing military escalation against the Hezbollah group ahead of the Washington talks. —

Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 Martha was in first grade when a drunk man pounded on their apartment door one night, shouting to be let in. —

Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Doval pounded his chest after retiring Kazuma Okamoto on a game-ending grounder to shortstop Anthony Volpe with two runners in scoring position. —

CBS News, 19 May 2026 The Rockies pounded Keller for six runs on six hits in the fifth to blow open the game. —

Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 May 2026 The United States and Israel pounded Iran with devastating effectiveness for 37 days, killing much of the country’s leadership and destroying the bulk of its military, yet couldn’t collapse the regime or exact even the smallest concession from it. —

Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026

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The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.

— Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Finally, after my sister had been hacking away for three minutes or so, one man stood, stared, anger evident on his face, and stomped away.

— Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026