Synonyms of thumped

thumped

verb

past tense of thump

1

as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

thumped the desk with his hand as he delivered his speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smacked
• slapped
• knocked
• slammed
• punched
• banged
• hit
• pounded
• clapped
• whacked
• struck
• clipped
• swiped
• cracked
• batted
• kicked
• bashed
• shoved
• hammered
• tapped
• swatted
• jabbed
• thwacked
• poked
• bopped
• clobbered
• nailed
• pushed
• flicked
• licked
• bludgeoned
• bobbed
• rapped
• slugged
• smote
• walloped
• clocked
• socked
• zapped
• stabbed
• boxed
• pasted
• chopped
• bumped
• clouted
• whaled
• belted
• tagged
• busted
• slogged
• stroked
• biffed
• bonked
• pummeled
• beat
• battered
• mauled
• drubbed
• lashed
• pelted
• buffeted
• peppered
• stamped
• hung one on
• mangled
• slashed
• scuffed
• roughed
• prodded
• jostled
• bunged
• lambasted
• cuffed
• whipped
• dumped
• butted
• laced
• thrashed
• kneed
• creamed
• decked
• speared
• felled
• clubbed
• bunted
• flailed
• leveled
• caned
• switched
• flogged
• conked
• floored
• sapped
• pommeled
• sledged
• knocked down
• beaned
• bowled (down or over)
• sledgehammered
• cudgeled
• sucker punched
• brained
• skulled
• rabbit-punched

2

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly

playfully knocked his younger brother down and began to thump him with a foam bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thumped

In one section, a sleek Corviknight soared through a city as chill, beats thumped through the landscape. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

They were held to a 1-1 draw by Leeds last week and got thumped 4-1 by Como in the UCL on Wednesday. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Whether one or both of Becerra’s parents qualifies as an immigrant might seem like minutiae to most voters, but Hilton’s accusation has thumped on the nerves on both the left and right — including my own, as the daughter of a South Asian immigrant. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Instead of a rousing win on the road in the face of another top-flight opponent and a raft of injuries to key players, the Broncos got thumped, 24-14. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

The Wildcats thumped Colorado last Saturday in their final game at the makeshift facility, banked along Lake Michigan, that has served as the team’s temporary home for the last two years. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Brass blared and dozens of drummers thumped their way from start to finish of the mile-plus route around Central Park. — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Mansfield leads the series 12-10 and had won three straight before Summit thumped the Tigers 34-14 a year ago. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Two years earlier, the Chiefs were thumped by the Titans 27-3 and fell to 3-4. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026