Thesaurus
past tense of thrash
Synonyms & Antonyms of thrashed
1
to defeat by a large margin
- the incumbent has been thrashing his opponents for so long that there's never any real contest for the Senate seat
Synonyms for thrashed
Words Related to thrashed
- beat,
- bested,
- conquered,
- dispatched,
- hurdled,
- licked,
- mastered,
- overbore,
- overcame,
- overmatched,
- prevailed (over),
- subdued,
- surmounted,
- threw,
- took,
- triumphed (over),
- won (against),
- worsted
- crushed,
- knocked off,
- knocked over,
- overpowered,
- overthrew,
- overwhelmed,
- subjugated,
- upended,
- vanquished
- aced (out),
- bettered,
- eclipsed,
- exceeded,
- outdid,
- outdistanced,
- outfought,
- outshone
- (or outshined),
- outstripped,
- overtopped,
- surpassed,
- topped,
- transcended
- edged (out),
- nosed out,
- pipped
- [British]
Phrases Synonymous with thrashed
2
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
- thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop
Synonyms for thrashed
Words Related to thrashed
- blackjacked,
- caned,
- clubbed,
- cudgeled
- (or cudgelled),
- fustigated
- banged,
- bopped,
- boxed,
- busted
- (also bust),
- clapped
- (also clapt),
- clipped,
- clobbered,
- clouted,
- cracked,
- cuffed,
- hit,
- knocked,
- lammed,
- pasted,
- punched,
- slapped,
- slugged,
- smacked,
- smote,
- socked,
- spanked,
- swatted,
- swiped,
- thwacked,
- walloped,
- whacked
- bashed,
- basted,
- batted,
- battered,
- beat,
- belabored,
- belted,
- bludgeoned,
- buffeted,
- bunged,
- drubbed,
- fibbed
- [British],
- hammered,
- laced,
- lambasted,
- lathered,
- licked,
- mangled,
- mauled,
- paddled,
- pelted,
- pommeled
- (or pommelled),
- pounded,
- pummeled
- (also pummelled),
- roughed,
- slated,
- slogged,
- threshed,
- thumped,
- tromped,
- whopped
- (or whapped),
- whupped,
- worked over
3
to strike repeatedly
- the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage
Synonyms for thrashed
- bashed,
- basted,
- batted,
- battered,
- beat,
- belabored,
- belted,
- birched,
- bludgeoned,
- buffeted,
- bunged up,
- clubbed,
- curried,
- did,
- drubbed,
- fibbed
- [British],
- flogged,
- hammered,
- hided,
- laced,
- lambasted,
- lashed,
- lathered,
- licked,
- mauled,
- messed (up),
- paddled,
- pelted,
- pommeled
- (or pommelled),
- pounded,
- pummeled
- (also pummelled),
- punched out,
- roughed (up),
- slated,
- slogged,
- switched,
- tanned,
- threshed,
- thumped,
- tromped,
- walloped,
- whaled,
- whipped,
- whopped
- (or whapped),
- whupped,
- worked over
Words Related to thrashed
- assailed,
- assaulted,
- attacked,
- beset,
- boxed,
- busted
- (also bust),
- chopped,
- clobbered,
- clouted,
- cracked,
- cudgeled
- (or cudgelled),
- cuffed,
- descended (on or upon),
- hit,
- jumped (on),
- knocked,
- laid on,
- lammed,
- pasted,
- pounced (on or upon),
- punched,
- raided,
- rushed,
- slammed,
- slapped,
- smacked,
- smashed,
- socked,
- spanked,
- stormed,
- swatted,
- swiped,
- thwacked,
- whacked,
- whammed,
- whomped
Phrases Synonymous with thrashed
4
to make jerky or restless movements
- in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot
Synonyms for thrashed
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