whomped
Beat up badly
Whomped is the past tense of whomp, meaning to strike heavily or defeat decisively.
The word carries a sense of forceful impact: The tree branch whomped against the window.
In competitive contexts, it suggests a lopsided victory: They whomped us 42 to 7.
Struck very hard
bashed · clobbered · belted · pounded · thumped · hammered · slammed · clocked
Defeated decisively
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- clobberedStruck or defeated decisively
- thrashedDefeated decisively
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
demolished · destroyed · annihilated · shellacked · walloped · pummeled · drubbed · steamrolled
Surprised by unforeseen impact
- broadsidedStruck on the side
- caught off guardSurprised when unprepared
- sucker-punchedHit without advance warning
- ambushedAttacked from concealment
bushwhacked · stunned · shocked · floored · staggered · rocked · jolted · jarred
walloped
Struck very hard
slugged · bashed · clobbered · belted · pounded · thumped · hammered · slammed · clocked · socked
trounced
Defeated decisively
routed · demolished · destroyed · annihilated · shellacked · walloped · pummeled · drubbed · steamrolled · obliterated
blindsided
Surprised by unforeseen impact
- broadsidedStruck on the side
- caught off guardSurprised when unprepared
- sucker-punchedHit without advance warning
ambushed · bushwhacked · stunned · shocked · floored · staggered · rocked · jolted · jarred · bowled over