Synonyms of socked

socked

verb

past tense of sock

as in smacked

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

kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of socked

But a wild pitch enabled Alvarez to reach first base, and Paredes socked the first pitch of 388 feet to left for a three-run home run and a 5-1 lead. — Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Contreras socked 'em into the rarified air of the left field upper deck. — CBS News, 14 July 2026

Another quirk of the mutual fund redemption process shows up when markets have a losing year and investors are still socked with capital gains distributions. — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Snow was falling in Central Florida after a strong arctic front socked the region with three days of bitter cold, along with nearly an inch of snow. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026

Naturally, Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler socked the first pitch of the sixth inning toward Hoskins and off the left-field wall for a triple. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 June 2026

Feinberg has socked 16 homers with 63 RBIs. — Gary Bedore may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026

Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026

The storm could bring the biggest snowfall to the region since January 2016, when New York City was socked by its worst snowstorm on record. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026