Synonyms of punched out

punched out

verb

past tense of punch out

as in licked

to strike repeatedly

you should take a course in anger management—you can't go around punching out people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licked
• pounded
• lashed
• whipped
• hit
• beat
• knocked
• attacked
• battered
• slapped
• worked over
• pelted
• did
• punched
• thumped
• assaulted
• smashed
• spanked
• slammed
• hided
• roughed (up)
• batted
• messed (up)
• chopped
• mauled
• pummeled
• bashed
• smacked
• beat up on
• slated
• buffeted
• pommeled
• jumped (on)
• bunged up
• bludgeoned
• descended (on or upon)
• hammered
• switched
• whacked
• thrashed
• paddled
• tanned
• lathered
• laced
• clubbed
• boxed
• curried
• belabored
• swiped
• threshed
• raided
• lambasted
• laid on
• flogged
• wounded
• belted
• fibbed
• basted
• walloped
• tromped
• pounced (on or upon)
• whupped
• slogged
• cracked
• whaled
• stormed
• drubbed
• birched
• rushed
• whopped
• swatted
• pasted
• cudgeled
• strapped
• assailed
• beset
• socked
• clobbered
• cuffed
• fustigated
• blackjacked
• busted
• clouted
• thwacked
• whammed
• lammed
• cowhided
• lacerated
• scourged
• caned
• rawhided
• flagellated
• horsewhipped
• mutilated
• whomped
• gored
• mangled
• maimed
• leathered
• pistol-whipped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punched out

The Folsom Police Department responded shortly before noon Sunday, according to daily activity logs, which state an unknown suspect reportedly punched out the passenger door lock and set fire to the vehicle. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

On June 23, 1917, believe it or not, Babe Ruth punched out an umpire, Brick Owens, for disqualifying him from the game. — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026

Receiving a ball punched out of Tunisia’s area, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder took one touch to knock it into space, before coiling his diminutive frame behind a fierce shot that fizzed and curled into the net. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026

The De La Salle product punched out a pair apiece in the first and second, then struck out three in both the third and fourth. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Carroll punched out 10 hits including 2 each for Bo Kuhn and Jackson James at the bottom of the order. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026

Alyssa Szathmary punched out seven and allowed five hits over seven innings, while Bella DeAngelis recorded two hits as Billerica topped North Andover, 2-0. — Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026

But two plays later, Drake Maye was lunging forward on a run and had the ball punched out. — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026

In a closeout opportunity for the defending champions, Shohei Ohtani took the mound for LA and punched out 10 batters across six-plus scoreless innings of work. — Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025