THUDDED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

thudded

verb

past tense of thud

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something the snowball thudded against the side of my car

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Recent Examples of thudded There were times when Saquon Barkley was thudded more than the Eagles linemen appreciated — there’s no tackling to the ground in these sessions — and the Eagles stood up for their running back. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Then safety Tyler Nubin for some reason thudded Nabers after a catch at one point on the left side of the field. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 After a 26-8 run just before the All-Star break, Miami has thudded back to Earth with 11 losses in a row and is now 52-53 after Saturday’s home fall. — Greg Cote july 26, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026 Boots thudded against hardwood and then started up the stairs. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai. — Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026 Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ commercial capital. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026 Police tape cordoned off the scene where fire and police vehicle lights flashed and helicopter blades thudded overhead. — Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025

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What if someone spilled a drink on the wood floors, or bumped against the plaster molding?

— Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Earlier this month, Peacock bumped its pricing, ahead of the new NBA and NFL season.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bumped

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Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Before that day, Americans could not really conceive of an attack like this one — passenger planes slammed into high-rise buildings, the Pentagon, a Pennsylvania field in the deadliest act of coordinated violence this nation has ever seen.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slammed

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The Padres banged the ball all around Petco Park in taking a 3-0 lead on the first 15 pitches from Cole, a Southern California native who gave up three consecutive homers to open a game for the second time in his career.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
Before Sue could answer, the defense objected, Judge Sullivan banged his gavel, and the question was stricken from the record.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of banged

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That was all going to set up a potential breakout 2025 season — before Worthy collided with tight end Travis Kelce and tore his labrum in the season opener.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In January 2025, an American Airlines regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of collided

Verb

Gay had also developed an unwelcome habit of getting out in unfortunate ways, notably when he was twice ‘strangled’ down the leg-side and, at Lord’s, attracted a grubber from Mohammad Abbas that smashed into his shin and trapped him palpably LBW.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In Chinese cooking, it may be sliced into julienne, chopped, or smashed and added to vegetable, fish, and meat dishes.

— Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of smashed

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One lap later, Leclerc crashed out dramatically at Monza’s final corner, causing the race to be suspended and leaving him in need of a precautionary check up at the track’s medical center.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Keating was flying home to California after visiting her family when terrorists linked to al-Qaida crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crashed

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Kwok was then thrown from the bench, her legs ripped from her body, according to authorities, before Romero rammed into a parked NYPD auxiliary van.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Soon, Kylie’s kind boyfriend, Gideon (Xolo Maridueña), gets rammed by a car after picking up flowers for her.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

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