Synonyms of hammered

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adjective

ˈha-mərd 

slang

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

He turned down another beer to avoid getting hammered.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• wet
• bombed
• wasted
• plastered
• impaired
• gassed
• smashed
• loaded
• ripped
• blind
• lit
• blasted
• stewed
• tanked
• looped
• crocked
• stoned
• sloshed
• blitzed
• tipsy
• juiced
• stiff
• inebriated
• pickled
• squiffy
• intoxicated
• oiled
• besotted
• sozzled
• soused
• under the influence
• three sheets to the wind
• potted
• under the weather
• tight
• three sheets in the wind
• boozy
• high
• blotto
• lit up
• inebriate
• cockeyed
• canned
• stinking
• squiffed
• wiped out
• in the bag
• tiddly
• alcoholic
• sottish
• pie-eyed
• in one's cups
• maudlin
• rocky
• befuddled
• dissipated
• stupefied
• strung out
• dopey
• beery
• crapulous
• bleary-eyed
• debauched
• dopy
• dissolute
• dipsomaniacal
• bibulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• sober
• dry
• steady
• temperate
• cool
• level
• abstemious
• abstinent
• teetotal
• clearheaded

hammered

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verb

past tense of hammer

1

as in drew

to shape with a hammer

medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drew
• pounded
• forged
• fashioned
• carved
• wrought
• molded
• stamped
• beat
• cut
• worked
• chased
• formed
• modeled
• modelled
• patted
• sculpted
• kneaded
• coined
• minted
• chiseled
• sculptured
• planished
• hewed
• boasted
• chiselled
• abated
• graved
• knapped

2

as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

hammer a nail

hammered the ball for a home run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smacked
• slapped
• knocked
• hit
• punched
• slammed
• banged
• pounded
• struck
• whacked
• clapped
• clipped
• cracked
• swiped
• batted
• thumped
• kicked
• nailed
• bashed
• tapped
• clobbered
• pushed
• poked
• socked
• shoved
• licked
• slugged
• rapped
• jabbed
• bludgeoned
• thwacked
• swatted
• boxed
• bobbed
• clocked
• pasted
• walloped
• chopped
• bopped
• flicked
• stabbed
• zapped
• whaled
• busted
• smote
• belted
• tagged
• clouted
• bumped
• biffed
• slogged
• bonked
• clapt
• pummeled
• stroked
• battered
• bust
• pummelled
• lashed
• mauled
• buffeted
• stamped
• beat
• roughed
• peppered
• mangled
• slashed
• pelted
• laced
• cuffed
• bunged
• hung one on
• lambasted
• dumped
• whipped
• scuffed
• butted
• drubbed
• prodded
• decked
• jostled
• levelled
• thrashed
• creamed
• speared
• bunted
• felled
• clubbed
• pommelled
• kneed
• pommeled
• floored
• sapped
• switched
• caned
• flogged
• flailed
• leveled
• cudgelled
• sledgehammered
• knocked down
• sledged
• conked
• beaned
• bowled (down or over)
• cudgeled
• sucker punched
• brained
• skulled
• rabbit-punched

3

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly

tried hammering the door to wake them up

the crops were hammered with hail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounded
• lashed
• licked
• whipped
• pelted
• battered
• knocked
• slapped
• hit
• thumped
• punched
• attacked
• beat
• slammed
• smashed
• spanked
• batted
• pummeled
• did
• mauled
• bashed
• pummelled
• assaulted
• thrashed
• chopped
• smacked
• hided
• buffeted
• bludgeoned
• whacked
• clubbed
• walloped
• laced
• flogged
• lathered
• paddled
• raided
• switched
• lambasted
• tanned
• belted
• slated
• punched out
• boxed
• whupped
• worked over
• curried
• whaled
• belabored
• stormed
• swiped
• threshed
• slogged
• whapped
• whopped
• cracked
• basted
• birched
• tromped
• drubbed
• fibbed
• wounded
• roughed (up)
• pommelled
• clobbered
• pommeled
• socked
• pasted
• messed (up)
• rushed
• swatted
• strapped
• bunged up
• assailed
• busted
• cuffed
• beat up on
• thwacked
• laid on
• beset
• caned
• clouted
• descended (on or upon)
• jumped (on)
• scourged
• cudgelled
• whomped
• flagellated
• lacerated
• horsewhipped
• whammed
• lammed
• bust
• gored
• mangled
• leathered
• cudgeled
• pounced (on or upon)
• mutilated
• blackjacked
• maimed
• pistol-whipped
• cowhided
• rawhided
• fustigated

4

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolded
• lectured
• reprimanded
• blamed
• criticized
• ragged
• berated
• attacked
• chastised
• flayed
• upbraided
• mocked
• admonished
• chewed out
• scored
• lambasted
• laid into
• rebuked
• called down
• bawled out
• dressed down
• castigated
• faulted
• reamed (out)
• jawed
• rated
• keelhauled
• railed (at or against)
• basted
• reproached
• ranted (at)
• slammed
• lashed
• tongue-lashed
• chided
• knocked
• blasted
• read the riot act (to)
• crucified
• panned
• assailed
• condemned
• took to task
• denounced
• harangued
• reviled
• excoriated
• scourged
• abused
• remonstrated (with)
• ridiculed
• disparaged
• belittled
• laced (into)
• censured
• chid
• reproved
• reprehended
• scoffed
• vituperated
• bad-mouthed
• scorned
• dissed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• indorsed
• praised
• lauded
• extolled

Examples of hammered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

She’s been hip-checked, hammered, steamrollered and smothered. —Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024

Together, this new colorway and the hammered technique on the case and bracelet give the watch an exceptional depth and play with light. —Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 May 2024

The juxtaposition between hues and materials is perhaps best illustrated in the main salon where a hammered rock centerpiece sits next to a soft calf-skin bar. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024

Its hammered exterior and brass coloring will elevate any space. —Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024