Synonyms of punched

punched

verb

past tense of punch

1

as in slapped

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

after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in drilled

to make a hole or series of holes in

punch a ticket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drilled
• pierced
• poked
• punctured
• holed
• perforated
• tapped
• bored
• riddled
• cut
• penetrated
• pricked
• broke
• slashed
• split
• broached
• slit
• excavated
• hollowed
• notched
• gouged
• grooved
• prickled
• ruptured
• gashed
• rent
• burrowed (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• sealed
• patched
• plugged

3

as in drove

to urge, push, or force onward

cowboys punching cattle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drove
• ran
• herded
• whipped
• shepherded
• pressed
• spurred
• pricked
• goaded
• prodded
• hounded
• prompted
• flogged
• exhorted
• wrangled
• egged
• scourged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punched

Brown was accused of twice hitting the victim with a glass bottle to his head while Akinlolu punched him. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026

Lambert then punched Powell multiple times in the head, the affidavit says. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2026

Millhouse punched Brown twice while approaching the front door, causing the the councilperson to fall to the ground, according to a probable cause affidavit later authored by Oakland police. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

There also seemed to be a moment where Argentina assistant coach Roberto Ayala approached Spain’s Dani Olmo and punched him on the chin before they were pulled away from one another. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Video shows part of arrest in Meridian Ten seconds into the initial video, the officer sitting on the man punched him, according to the footage. — Alex Brizee july 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

Argentina punched its ticket to the final after rallying past England with a 2-1 win on Wednesday, July 15, while Spain advanced with a 2-0 win over France on Tuesday, July 14. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Six minutes into the second half, Maradona challenged England goalkeeper Peter Shilton for a loose ball and punched it into the net with his left hand. — Larry Holder, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Adebayo approached Herro and, without hesitation, punched him. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026