Synonyms of pummeled

pummeled

verb

variants also pummelled

past tense of pummel

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly

pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pummeled

But Gary is still cleaning up major storm damage and trying to restore power after a line of severe thunderstorms and a derecho pummeled it and surrounding communities Tuesday. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Our trees have been downed, our houses pummeled and our spirits tanked. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Severe weather cut power Tuesday in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana as perilous storms pummeled the region, darkening the sky and carrying extreme wind gusts across state lines. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Within a year of being pummeled by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Irpin’s prestigious State Tax University had been mostly repaired. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Madison pummelled Boise 5-1 in June as the Idaho club conceded three times in the final 20 minutes, turning a tight game into a laugher. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026

In the top of the third inning, Lombard, in his second at-bat, pummeled a breaking ball into the visitors' bullpen for a solo home run for the Jupiter Hammerheads. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Lockhart had pummeled her face beyond recognition — requiring the use of dental records to confirm her identity. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 July 2026

But the downpour that suddenly hit the area last Friday afternoon was unusually strong and caused multiple mudslides that pummeled homes and businesses. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026