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

The 49ers’ defensive highlight came when Warner, of course, punched a ball free from tight end David Njoku. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 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

The moon itself looked impossibly dark — a black void punched into the sky — surrounded by the pearly white corona. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Torres repeatedly punched Portillo in the face, while the other man kicked him in the head, court documents show. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Two people who saw the surveillance video recognized the man who punched Wilson as Harris, and one knew him from previous assaults in the area, the complaint said. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2026

Police said the suspect punched a woman on a sidewalk before fleeing. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026