THRASHED Synonyms: 228 Similar and Opposite Words

thrashed

verb

past tense of thrash

as in whipped

to defeat by a large margin the incumbent has been thrashing his opponents for so long that there's never any real contest for the Senate seat

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as in slashed

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop

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as in pounded

to strike repeatedly the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage

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as in tossed

to make jerky or restless movements in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot

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Recent Examples of thrashed The flooding on the canyon floor started Saturday afternoon after waves of rainfall thrashed Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch – the only lodging under the rim of the Grand Canyon. — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 With star quarterback Len Dawson playing into the third quarter even after the Chiefs had a 39-10 halftime lead, the Chiefs thrashed legendary coach George Halas’ Bears 66-24. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 When the chute opened, Paper Cut thrashed across the arena until, at the sound of the buzzer, Jacobson launched himself off the animal and staggered away, his chaps flapping. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Denis Bouanga scored two goals, Son Heung-min scored in his third consecutive match since the World Cup break, and Los Angeles FC thrashed Sporting Kansas City 4-0 on Saturday night for its fourth consecutive victory. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 Denis Bouanga scored two goals, Son Heung-min scored in his third consecutive match since the World Cup break, and LAFC thrashed Sporting Kansas City 4-0 on Saturday night for its fourth consecutive victory. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Debutants Croatia memorably thrashed Germany 3-0 and then led against the hosts, before two goals from Lilian Thuram put France into a final which was dominated by fitness concerns over Ronaldo and then essentially won with two headers from Zidane. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026 A week after returning to action with a road win over Utah, Bay FC thrashed the North Carolina Courage 3-0 on Saturday at PayPal Park, getting two early goals from Karlie Lema and a second-half score from Racheal Kundananji to seal the deal. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 July 2026 France’s hopes of winning the World Cup are gone after getting thrashed by Spain in the semi-final. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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Verb

Cheese foam is a smooth and slightly salty whipped foam topping popular in boba drinks.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of whipped

Verb

Keshad Johnson weighs in In moving from a standard contract to a two-way contract, Heat forward Keshad Johnson is seeing his salary slashed from last season’s $2 million to $678,882 — a 66% cut.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
The Vaccine Integrity Project said last fall’s COVID-19 shots cut the risk of hospitalization by 53% in seniors and slashed emergency room visits for very young children.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of slashed

Verb

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

Definition of pounded

Verb

Minutes later the finalists will fight to stay on the back of 2,000-pound animals with names like Man Hater and Buck Nasty for eight excruciating seconds, and then dodge the bull's hooves and horns when they're tossed to the ground.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Martina tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, only allowing two hits and two walks in the international finale.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

Initially arriving from the west, from cities like Hamburg and Berlin that had already been bombed by the Allies, even more refugees poured in from the east in late 1944 and early 1945.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Paid off the witch, but Practical Magic still bombed on initial release.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombed

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

Definition of lashed

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

Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
My jaw twitched uncontrollably.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

Definition of twitched

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