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

He gets pummeled by waves and rip currents while negotiating the famously difficult shore dive but is soon swimming among brightly colored marine life and undulating kelp forests that filter sunlight from the surface. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

As Georgia recovers from the storm’s high winds and heavy rain that pummeled the state over the weekend, a reprieve appears to be up ahead. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Waves pummeled south-facing beaches in Southern California on Friday, flooding communities as Tropical Storm Rachel approaches the West Coast. — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

The powerful nor’easter that pummeled North Carolina’s coast left something strange behind on the Outer Banks, photos show. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Investors pummeled the drugmaker’s stock, underwhelmed by growth targets that matched industry averages rather than outpacing them. — Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Guerrero has been repeatedly pummeled by hurricanes in recent years. — Megan Janetsky, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

There was a chance that eastern Long Island could get pummeled with more than 2 inches of rain in six hours during the first part of Saturday night, depending on how the storm tracks, the NWS predicted. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026