1
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in slashed
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage
Synonyms & Similar Words
4
as in tossed
to make jerky or restless movements
in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of thrashed
Star forwards Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min thrashed the struggling visitors.
—
Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Phan, who removed his clothes before reaching the shark, stood and watched as the shark thrashed and made its way back into the water.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Similarly, the Cougars thrashed 15th-seeded Idaho 78-47.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Rice won the Big Ten tournament’s most outstanding player award after UCLA thrashed Iowa by 51 points in the championship.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Premier League champions Liverpool lost 1-0 at Galatasaray, while Manchester City were thrashed 3-0 by Real in Madrid and Chelsea crumbled to lose 5-2 in Paris.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Sometime last week between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon, the flowers filling the valley were cut down and the leafy green plants stomped and thrashed.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
The Patriots leaned on Los Angeles offensively and thrashed them on defense, circling Justin Herbert in the first half before swarming him for four sacks in the second.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
The Giants followed that up by getting thrashed by the Eagles in Philadelphia this past Sunday.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Josh Gross, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Phan, who removed his clothes before reaching the shark, stood and watched as the shark thrashed and made its way back into the water.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Similarly, the Cougars thrashed 15th-seeded Idaho 78-47.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Rice won the Big Ten tournament’s most outstanding player award after UCLA thrashed Iowa by 51 points in the championship.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Premier League champions Liverpool lost 1-0 at Galatasaray, while Manchester City were thrashed 3-0 by Real in Madrid and Chelsea crumbled to lose 5-2 in Paris.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Sometime last week between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon, the flowers filling the valley were cut down and the leafy green plants stomped and thrashed.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
The Patriots leaned on Los Angeles offensively and thrashed them on defense, circling Justin Herbert in the first half before swarming him for four sacks in the second.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
The Giants followed that up by getting thrashed by the Eagles in Philadelphia this past Sunday.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrashed
Verb
-
For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
-
This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
According to court records, Cox pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots at the individual who slashed him and others in the area, which resulted in a bystander being shot multiple times.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
-
As budgets and headcounts continue to get slashed, the culling is coming from the bottom, leaving assistants to support not just one, but sometimes two or three bosses.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Old timers can recall when clockwork storms pounded in the summer and drizzled in the winter.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
-
The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Freshman Jocelyn Monroe tossed a complete-game five-inning shutout, striking out 12, as the Grapevine Faith Lions rolled to a 10-0 run-rule triumph over the Fort Worth Southwest Christian Eagles in a TAPPS Division II District 1 contest Tuesday at Oak Grove Park.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
-
The right-hander tossed six innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out nine and walking three.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The house of another, Carlotta Walls, was bombed a month before her graduation, and the police subsequently tortured her father in an unsuccessful attempt to coerce a confession.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
-
Tangled pieces of barbed wire, reams of rubble and fallen concrete scarred the skyline in Karaj, western Iran, on Friday, after the US military bombed a major new bridge under construction.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Trump has repeatedly lashed out at allies for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz; the UK is hosting talks with dozens of nations Thursday aimed at forming a coalition focused on that goal.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
-
After Cooke lashed out verbally, Wilson intervened and later comforted Batula in a conversation picked up by their microphones.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
-
Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Kearse twitched briefly after the lethal drugs began entering his system but stopped moving several minutes later.—
Freida Frisaro,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
-
Through the scope, a polar bear twitched on the ice, 25 yards in front of me.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Thrashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrashed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
