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

Storms as strong as the ones that pummeled the area look to be a regular feature of summertime in these parts. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Destructive tornadoes and drenching storms pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, including two waterspouts that came ashore in the New York City area. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Franks reached the goal line, leapt in the air, trapped the pass to his chest and got pummeled by the Jaguars linebacker in coverage — he was crushed to the point his helmet flew off in the melee. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

It's been nearly a week since heavy rains from a likely derecho pummeled the Midwest and displaced roughly 1,000 people across Indiana. — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026

Israeli forces have also pummelled Syria with hundreds of airstrikes in recent years, predominantly targeting Syrian army assets to render the facilities unusable by the new government, which is run by former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Ukraine's drones have pummeled the giant depots belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, burning billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise and bringing the war home to the broad public. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Báez pummeled Cubs starter Matt Boyd’s 93-mph fastball and sent the Cardinals’ dugout into a frenzy. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 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