Synonyms of trashed

trashed

verb

past tense of trash

1

as in attacked

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

a stand-up comedian who humorously trashes the motley crew of people who bug her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• slammed
• scolded
• abused
• blasted
• savaged
• criticized
• insulted
• assailed
• excoriated
• bashed
• cursed
• lambasted
• scathed
• castigated
• jumped (on)
• tied into
• harassed
• vituperated
• sailed into
• berated
• belabored
• reviled
• reprimanded
• lit into
• disparaged
• potshot
• harangued
• slandered
• affronted
• belittled
• blasphemed
• vilified
• whipped
• beat up on
• harried
• execrated
• profaned
• libeled
• chastised
• slurred
• traduced
• imprecated
• bad-mouthed
• rebuked
• lashed (out)
• fulminated
• laced (into)
• aspersed
• blackguarded
• chid
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• commended
• hailed
• acclaimed
• complimented
• lauded

2

as in destroyed

to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property

someone had broken into the gym and trashed the decorations for the dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• vandalized
• demolished
• smashed
• damaged
• defaced
• violated
• wrecked
• broke
• desecrated
• shattered
• looted
• sacked
• hurt
• wasted
• sabotaged
• impaired
• ravaged
• harmed
• marred
• spoiled
• devastated
• annihilated
• razed
• tagged
• totaled
• plundered
• ransacked
• wiped out
• graffitied
• pillaged
• despoiled
• wracked
• scourged
• tore down
• banged up
• ravened
• spoliated
• depredated
• marauded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• preserved
• saved
• built
• conserved
• salvaged
• rebuilt

3

as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

a club member who trashes every idea that isn't hers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• diminished
• minimized
• criticized
• denigrated
• disparaged
• discounted
• belittled
• derogated
• decried
• depreciated
• denounced
• condemned
• dumped on
• bad-mouthed
• disliked
• ran down
• deprecated
• talked down
• dissed
• trash-talked
• cried down
• played down
• wrote off
• discredited
• scolded
• abused
• poor-mouthed
• kissed off
• vilipended
• put down
• maligned
• slandered
• ripped
• vilified
• disgraced
• defamed
• disapproved (of)
• discommended
• traduced
• censured
• reprehended
• aspersed
• slurred
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• applauded
• approved
• lauded
• extolled
• acclaimed
• exalted
• glorified
• endorsed
• magnified
• recommended
• sanctioned
• favored
• commended
• complimented
• countenanced
• eulogized

4

as in assaulted

to take sudden, violent action against

gangs of young punks would trash the encampment of homeless men just for sport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• assaulted
• raided
• stormed
• struck
• robbed
• charged
• ambushed
• invaded
• assailed
• swarmed
• rushed
• set at
• turned (on)
• set on
• descended (on or upon)
• bushwhacked
• set upon
• beset
• jumped (on)
• went in (on)
• flew at
• surprised
• pounced (on or upon)
• rounded on
• went at
• tore into
• pitched into
• sicced
• bombed
• sacked
• lit into
• mobbed
• flanked
• ravaged
• battered
• blitzed
• plundered
• waylaid
• looted
• besieged
• mugged
• nuked
• bombarded
• pillaged
• beat up on
• buffeted
• plastered
• barraged
• bum-rushed
• beleaguered
• ganged up (on)
• ambuscaded
• enveloped
• overran
• cannonaded
• harried
• pressed
• cannoned
• banged away (at)
• forayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• covered
• secured
• defended
• guarded
• shielded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trashed

In a testament to its authenticity, one of the hotel’s housekeepers trashed part of the installation. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Myriad violations, from food that should’ve been trashed weeks earlier to filthy equipment, befouled the state inspection of a West Miami-Dade supermarket this week. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, trashed Kristen Stewart’s experimental 2021 movie Spencer. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2026

Some supporters of a political party also trashed two vehicles belonging to a rival politician using steel bars. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Critics trashed the movie, which also failed to make its money back at the box office, but the film found its audience gradually, eventually earning a place in repertory history as a Halloween comfort watch particularly beloved by millennial women. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

The socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been trashed by the opposition over the crisis, who accuse them of failing to act. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

Critics trashed the stun gloves as another giant loophole for ICE abuse and a waste of taxpayer money. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026