THUDDED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

thudded

verb

past tense of thud

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something the snowball thudded against the side of my car

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Recent Examples of thudded There were times when Saquon Barkley was thudded more than the Eagles linemen appreciated — there’s no tackling to the ground in these sessions — and the Eagles stood up for their running back. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Then safety Tyler Nubin for some reason thudded Nabers after a catch at one point on the left side of the field. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 After a 26-8 run just before the All-Star break, Miami has thudded back to Earth with 11 losses in a row and is now 52-53 after Saturday’s home fall. — Greg Cote july 26, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026 Boots thudded against hardwood and then started up the stairs. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai. — Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026 Flights across the Middle East were disrupted, and air defense fire thudded over Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ commercial capital. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026 Police tape cordoned off the scene where fire and police vehicle lights flashed and helicopter blades thudded overhead. — Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025

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The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Jay just gets bumped from one squishy chamber of viscous lumps to another, fighting like hell to avoid following his squid adversary through a puckering hole and deeper into the digestive system, where the air turns into methane.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bumped

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Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Simon has weakened to a Category 2 storm, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the ocean and were forecast to persist off the coast of Puerto Vallarta.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of slammed

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Garrett Mitchell walked, rookie Cooper Pratt laid down a sacrifice bunt and light-hitting Luis Lara banged the next pitch up the middle to score Mitchell from second for the 2-1 lead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
On this day in 1960, one of the most shocking and iconic Cold War moments unfolded when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished and banged his shoe at the United Nations.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

Referee Furman South briefly went down to the ice early in the third period when Vegas center Nic Dowd collided with him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
One person was killed when their car collided with an Independence Police Department patrol vehicle early Sunday, according to police.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of collided

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The storm battered the coast over the weekend with wind, rain and unusually large waves, which tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed into coastal homes.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Waves tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed against coastal homes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of smashed

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Evidence released in court later appeared to contradict several of the administration's claims, including that Martinez rammed the CBP vehicle and was driving toward Exum when the agent opened fire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Each block of concrete-limestone mixture was hand-rammed by 11 workers to create a distinctive block.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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