Synonyms of zapped

zapped

verb

past tense of zap

as in hit

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

zapped the annoying bug with a swatter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of zapped

An ophthalmologist injected an air bubble into my eye and zapped the hole shut with a laser. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Kevin can’t exactly warn anyone, on account of the fact that he’s been zapped into the company’s digital network. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026

Then a March heat wave zapped what little snow was left, prompting a statewide drought emergency. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026

Later on, a deep-ball interception zapped some of his momentum. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Last year, WeightWatchers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as GLP-1 drugs zapped demand for traditional weight loss programs. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Though the bolt had an apparent hankering for coconuts and avoided a direct hit through my scalp, the current traveled through the earth, zapped my feet, and sent me jumping into the air and, ultimately, to the emergency room. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026

The buds start opening only to get zapped by icy temperatures. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026

Where Barbie was forced to reconsider Barbieland’s values after paying a visit to the real world, Adam is forced to uphold the real world’s values after being zapped back to a fantasyland whose greatest warriors have been utterly demoralized by their insufficient physical force. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 June 2026