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 fight was so violent that each one of them punched, scratched, bit and slapped the other, Linhardt said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Fields came up behind Ezukanma, who was sitting on bench in the locker room looking at his phone, punched him in the head, and kicked him. — Mac Engel september 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Police said Warren punched a 15-year-old and caused a minor injury to the teen’s parent. — Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

When its projectile punched through the castle’s curtain wall, observers compared the sight to an arrow ripping through cloth. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Their job is to reduce the world to a series of numbers that can be punched into increasingly complex statistical equations and published in esoteric journals with high barriers to entry and minuscule readerships. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Dydzuhn was punched and stabbed, and suffered severe cuts and damage to one of her eyes, according to NBC Miami. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2026

That’s when a sharp root or branch punched through her ribs and cut a pulmonary artery, CornwallLive and the Advertiser reported. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

On the game’s very first play from scrimmage, rookie safety Zakee Wheatley punched the ball out of Rush’s hands on a scramble, and off the Panthers went. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026