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

The first arrest came in May 2025, after Rodriguez allegedly punched his father in the face when asked to turn off his loud music, according to court records. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Police say Moore stole cash from a woman, then punched her and a second woman when he was confronted. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Vasquez punched the man and threatened to shoot him, while the woman was removed from the vehicle and handcuffed. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Wesley Bailey makes statement The Saints were driving toward the end zone on the ground, and Ty Chandler was bouncing in and around the middle of the mush when Bailey dove in and punched the ball out of his grip and into the arms of Payton Zdroik. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

By the end of the weekend, another documentary short will have punched its ticket to the Oscar race. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

The student also punched the guard in the head, according to the statement. — Kathy McCormack, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Doorbell camera footage showed the actual assault in which Hyder threw Moore to the ground and repeatedly punched her before another officer pulled Hyder off and placed Moore in handcuffs. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

But this time the Jeff Hafley’s Dolphins punched back, and sometimes punched first. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026