LASHED Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

lashed 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of lash

as in whipped

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg

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as in pounded

to strike repeatedly all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows

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verb (2)

past tense of lash

as in tied

to prevent (someone or something) from moving freely by or as if by means of a line or cord The raft was made from several logs lashed together with a rope.

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Recent Examples of lashed

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Trump lashed out again on Wednesday when taking questions on his way to Marine One heading to the South Carolina trip. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 Over the weekend, Hurricane Simon lashed at the country's Pacific Coast as a Category 4 hurricane. — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 San Diego lashed 30 of his 88 pitches for fouls, as Misiorowski’s command and velocity escaped him in the second inning. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 An intruder pressed a knife to Beatty's neck, wrapped her face in tape, lashed her to a bed and assaulted her for hours. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 The clearest moment came when one of the largest open models in the world ran at full precision on one of our servers, while the dominant platform needed two lashed together for the same job. — Piotr Tomasik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The worst of the deadly nor'easter that's lashed the Northeast is behind us, and Monday will feature minor impacts as the storm winds down. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin lashed out at Judge Judy’s remarks about unhappy Americans. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms -- insulting them in briefings, or in his recent speech at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lashed

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Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Fire crews scrambled late into the night as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of whipped

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Hail the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts pounded northern and central Arizona in a rare storm blowing through, bringing with it tornado risks and possible flash floods.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
But the boat overtook me, pounded at me as if asking me not to leave it.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pounded

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In southwest Washington, polling has indicated the congressional race may be essentially tied.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Polls showed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and rightist challenger Flávio Bolsonaro were in effect tied ahead of Sunday’s runoff, with the result potentially coming down to which candidate’s supporters stay away from the ballot box.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tied

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A day later, Gravitics Holdings slashed its deal size by a whopping 60% ahead of the space-system developer’s $50 million IPO.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom all slashed spending on foreign assistance after the United States gutted its own budget.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of slashed

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Suarez fought off an Atlanta defender to reach the ball in the box and flicked a lofted cross toward Berterame.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Ojeda flicked a back-heel volley, off a feed from Griezmann, past goalkeeper Sean Johnson and inside the left post to give Orlando a two-goal lead in the 22nd.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of flicked

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Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Chalfont said in a Facebook post in September that the large adult male snapping turtle was admitted after rescuers found him being pelted with stones by kids.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Mostly, though, the moon is pelted by meteoroids the size of bullets or footballs.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pelted

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But in an ironic twist, part of the parking lot was underwater, a tractor had raised a berm to hold back the ocean, and just to the south, homes were being thrashed by waves.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Smith is said to have thrashed and thrashed in the death chamber.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

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