THRASHED Synonyms: 228 Similar and Opposite Words

thrashed

verb

past tense of thrash

as in whipped

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

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as in slashed

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop

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as in pounded

to strike repeatedly the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage

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as in tossed

to make jerky or restless movements in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot

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Recent Examples of thrashed Last season, Lyon won the first leg at Emirates Stadium but was thrashed 4-1 in the second match en route to Arsenal winning the title for the second time. —

ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 The video showed that during the second time, the dog latched onto Evans’ left forearm and violently thrashed as Evans cried out in pain. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 The Broncos thrashed the Carolina Panthers, turning regular season MVP Cam Newton into a Fig Newton. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026 Arsenal may have thrashed Diego Simeone’s side 4-0 in the league phase this season, but the knockout stages are different. —

Jack Lang, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026 The snake rattled angrily, thrashed wildly, and sprayed considerable rattlesnake musk or scent. —

Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026 Star forwards Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min thrashed the struggling visitors. —

Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026 Phan, who removed his clothes before reaching the shark, stood and watched as the shark thrashed and made its way back into the water. —

Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026 Rice won the Big Ten tournament’s most outstanding player award after UCLA thrashed Iowa by 51 points in the championship. —

Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

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The guy next to me whipped out his phone and zoomed in on the back of the king’s head.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Emery had been incessant in wanting shorter, faster balls from his deeper players, with Villa’s best opportunity of the afternoon stemming from brave passing in combination in the first half, coaxing Fulham onto them before John McGinn whipped a ball into the space behind.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026