bashed

Hit with force

Bashed is the past tense of bash, meaning to strike heavily or violently: Someone bashed in the car window.

Figuratively, to bash is to criticize harshly: The reviews bashed the film.

In British slang, to have a bash at something is to attempt it, so bashed can describe having tried: I bashed away at the problem for hours.

struck

hit

Successful contact or strike

smashedBroken or intoxicated
whackedStruck forcefully
thumpedStruck heavily, making noise

pounded · slammed · knocked · walloped · clobbered · hammered · clubbed · cracked · banged · dented

criticized

lambaste

Scold with ferocity

denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
condemnDeclare wrong or guilty
slamForceful impact or closure

pan · blast · trash · roast · savage · knock · hammer · attack · tear apart · rip

partied

celebrated

Widely known and praised

ravedSpoke with wild enthusiasm
reveledCelebrated with abandon
partiedCelebrated socially, festively

caroused · frolicked · shindig · blowout · knees-up · bender · spree · festivity · let loose · painted the town

Categories

struck thingspunched, slapped, kicked, hammered, clubbed
demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified

Opposites

physical force/impact

bashedtapped

Struck gently or selected

patted · stroked · brushed · caressed · grazed

manner of handling

Touched with tenderness

cradled · protected · nurtured · cherished · cushioned

verbal criticism

Expressed approval of

lauded · extolled · celebrated · applauded · commended

Phrases

birthday bashCelebration of birth anniversary
bash inDestroy by impact
have a bash
bashed aboutStruck repeatedly, roughly handled
beer bashInformal drinking party
gay bashingAttacking perceived homosexuals

Family

bash, bashful, bashing, unabashed, bashfulness, abashed, bashes, basher, unabashedly

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG