POUNDED Synonyms: 255 Similar and Opposite Words

pounded

verb

past tense of pound

as in stomped

to move heavily or clumsily pounding down the road as fast as he could run

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as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner pounding nails into boards all day long

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as in licked

to strike repeatedly during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach

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as in drew

to shape with a hammer pounding out a depression in the metal

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as in crushed

to reduce to fine particles the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food

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Recent Examples of pounded The team's official drumline, The Pack, pounded on illuminated drums during quarter breaks, while Skye, the team's sassy, blue-haired lioness mascot, jumped onto the T-shirt cannon to launch souvenir merchandise high into stadium seats. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 Rodriguez pounded the strike zone, issuing his only walk in the sixth inning. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 Deadly landslides struck Southern and Central California, wiping out hillside homes, and powerful waves pounded the state’s shoreline. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Ruddy tomato salsa pounded in a molcajete, its texture almost emulsified, awaits on the side. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Large-scale Russian strikes have become a regular occurrence this summer, with Friday’s attacks landing just 24 hours after Russia pounded Kyiv with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime assault that killed 16 people. — Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Communities still recovering from last weekend’s hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over warm Pacific waters. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Tommy pounded away behind the kit, which rose roughly 12 feet into the air. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 The weather guys oversold western Ohio getting pounded yesterday. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounded

Verb

The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
San Francisco rolled into SoFi Stadium on Thursday night and stomped the Chargers 41-17.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of stomped

Verb

Brady House smacked a three-run homer, Jackson Kent pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn his first major league win and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
In last fall’s season-opener, the Irish smacked Chicago Christian 47-6.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of licked

Verb

That inaugural gathering drew more than 600 people to a small basement space in the West Bottoms, revealing an appetite for Japanese cultural events that organizers had not anticipated.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
That’s the conclusion some drew after rogue OpenAI models escaped a test environment and hacked tech startup Hugging Face.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of drew

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The very next day, like an anvil falling from the sky, Forte and his collaborators were crushed by the news that Warner Bros, the film’s studio, had decided to shelve the movie for a tax write-off.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
The Horned Frogs crushed the Tar Heels 48-14 in last year’s season opener at Chapel Hill, ruining the college coaching debut of six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of crushed

Verb

Finally, the next season, Karlsson was shuffled frequently between Abbotsford and Vancouver and resided at the fringes of the NHL lineup.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Venegas scrolled through his phone while Penna shuffled past us to grab a drink from the office fridge.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuffled

Verb

Throw it on over a swimsuit before hitting the beach, or accessorize it with a belt and some sunnies for a laid-back, yet polished, ensemble.

— Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
The American military undertook fresh strikes against Iran, hitting air defense and radar system targets.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
In the same series of Sunday morning posts, the president also lashed out at Kristen Welker, the moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, for saying his endorsements of Republican candidates in primary elections this year had shown mixed results.

— Jeff Mason, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026