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

When the chute opened, Paper Cut thrashed across the arena until, at the sound of the buzzer, Jacobson launched himself off the animal and staggered away, his chaps flapping. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 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

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

France’s hopes of winning the World Cup are gone after getting thrashed by Spain in the semi-final. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026

On Tuesday, Uzbekistan was soundly thrashed by Portugal 5-0 — significantly reducing the country's chances to qualify for the next round of play in this World Cup, the first ever for a Central Asian nation. — Charles Maynes, NPR, 27 June 2026