Synonyms of thrashed

thrashed

verb

past tense of thrash

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipped
• bombed
• trounced
• buried
• upset
• overcame
• threw
• clobbered
• flattened
• beat
• routed
• annihilated
• smothered
• walloped
• dusted
• creamed
• trimmed
• mastered
• pasted
• drubbed
• topped
• overwhelmed
• shellacked
• skinned
• tromped
• waxed
• smoked
• swept
• whupped
• took
• whomped
• blew away
• snowed under
• whopped
• scored
• destroyed
• conquered
• surpassed
• skunked
• succeeded
• dispatched
• crushed
• exceeded
• licked
• ate alive
• capped
• beat the pants off
• subdued
• slaughtered
• wiped the floor with
• bested
• vanquished
• ran circles around
• overpowered
• overmatched
• subjugated
• finished
• surmounted
• hurdled
• eclipsed
• upended
• overthrew
• won (against)
• worsted
• outdid
• outstripped
• outshone
• bettered
• triumphed (over)
• outdistanced
• prevailed (over)
• knocked over
• excelled
• transcended
• knocked off
• flourished
• broke
• overtopped
• sank
• outfought
• aced (out)
• pipped
• edged (out)
• overbore
• did in
• nosed out

2

as in slashed

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipped
• slashed
• lashed
• flicked
• flailed
• slapped
• spanked
• flogged
• knocked
• switched
• hit
• scourged
• hided
• punched
• flagellated
• banged
• horsewhipped
• cut
• pounded
• licked
• smacked
• tanned
• mauled
• batted
• whacked
• whaled
• birched
• leathered
• strapped
• thumped
• clipped
• swiped
• beat
• clapped
• cowhided
• swatted
• caned
• rawhided
• clubbed
• pummeled
• pelted
• bashed
• battered
• clobbered
• boxed
• hammered
• socked
• slugged
• cracked
• buffeted
• bludgeoned
• paddled
• drubbed
• walloped
• touched up
• bopped
• mangled
• cuffed
• knouted
• smote
• roughed
• pasted
• quirted
• thwacked
• busted
• whupped
• clouted
• threshed
• lambasted
• lathered
• bunged
• slogged
• belted
• laced
• tromped
• slated
• worked over
• blackjacked
• pistol-whipped
• cudgeled
• lammed
• belabored
• basted
• whopped
• fustigated
• fibbed
• pommeled

3

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in tossed

to make jerky or restless movements

in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tossed
• twitched
• jerked
• squirmed
• fidgeted
• twisted
• fiddled
• writhed
• wiggled
• shivered
• trembled
• shook
• wriggled
• threshed
• jiggled
• jigged
• shuddered
• quivered
• fluttered
• flitted
• squiggled
• quaked
• paced
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rested
• relaxed
• unwound
• calmed (down)
• stilled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrashed

Boyd, who maintained his innocence to the end, thrashed and convulsed for 40 minutes after prison officials attached a gas mask to his face, according to Hood and journalist Lee Hedgepeth, who witnessed Boyd’s execution. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

But in an ironic twist, part of the parking lot was underwater, a tractor had raised a berm to hold back the ocean, and just to the south, homes were being thrashed by waves. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Smith is said to have thrashed and thrashed in the death chamber. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

The flooding on the canyon floor started Saturday afternoon after waves of rainfall thrashed Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch – the only lodging under the rim of the Grand Canyon. — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

With star quarterback Len Dawson playing into the third quarter even after the Chiefs had a 39-10 halftime lead, the Chiefs thrashed legendary coach George Halas’ Bears 66-24. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Denis Bouanga scored two goals, Son Heung-min scored in his third consecutive match since the World Cup break, and Los Angeles FC thrashed Sporting Kansas City 4-0 on Saturday night for its fourth consecutive victory. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Debutants Croatia memorably thrashed Germany 3-0 and then led against the hosts, before two goals from Lilian Thuram put France into a final which was dominated by fitness concerns over Ronaldo and then essentially won with two headers from Zidane. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026

A week after returning to action with a road win over Utah, Bay FC thrashed the North Carolina Courage 3-0 on Saturday at PayPal Park, getting two early goals from Karlie Lema and a second-half score from Racheal Kundananji to seal the deal. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 July 2026