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Synonyms for cudgeling
verb injure by striking

knock
hit
pummel
trounce
punch
break
strike
crush
rap
thump
thrash
batter
whip

pound
ram
bruise
spank
cane
castigate
hammer
belt
pelt
cudgel
maltreat
swat
lambaste

flagellate
lick
club
punish
collide
buffet
smack
thresh
slap
wallop
whale
slug
bash

box
flail
bat
thwack
drub
bang
mash
clout
lash
flog
maul

Antonyms for cudgeling

compliment
praise
surrender
protect
aid

assist
guard
cede
relinquish
retreat

fail
lose
tap
help

Synonyms
verb hit hard with object

bash
clobber
pummel
whack
bludgeon

pound
beat
hammer
cudgel
clout

baste
batter
blackjack
strike
pommel

cosh
fustigate

Antonyms

lose

Synonyms
verb break by hitting or throwing violently

smash
plunge
hurtle
fling
beat
shatter

lunge
slam
hurl
throw
shiver
hit

sling
splatter
cudgel
splinter
bludgeon
cast

charge
splash
destroy
crash

Antonyms

mend
aid
assist

retreat
fix
lose

help
encourage
inspirit

Synonyms
verb strike

knock
bat
knock out
beat
punch
pop
nail
smack
batter
slap
blast
whack
kick
belt
ding
pound

tap
lace
clip
bump
blitz
clout
brain
rap
hammer
lob
pelt
cudgel
sock
swat
lather
crack

trash
jab
lambaste
dab
club
thump
buffet
bang
wallop
pellet
bash
box
flail
stone
thwack
hook

clobber
cuff
thrash
flog
clap
uppercut
flax
larrup
whang
KO
percuss
give a black eye
knock around
let fly
let have it
ride roughshod

Antonyms

compliment
praise

fail
lose

Synonyms
verb punish, beat

excoriate
scold
berate
upbraid
castigate
assail
trim
pound
pummel
smother
slap

slam
rebuke
hammer
whip
pelt
cudgel
bludgeon
attack
slash
strike
shellac

pan
hit
flay
denounce
censure
wallop
blister
criticize
scourge
smear
roast

reprimand
thrash
flog
scorch
rake over the coals
scathe
lash into
read the riot act
rip into

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise
surrender

protect
uphold
lose
flatter

fail
approve

Synonyms
verb beat, pommel

knock
pelt
trounce
punch
crush
thrash
smack
batter

bash
wallop
lash
flog
maul
whip
pound
hit

club
cudgel
ram
clout
mash
swat
lick
strike

whale
wham
hammer
slug
belt
let one have it

Antonyms

compliment
praise

surrender
fail

lose
tap

Synonyms
verb wonder about

ponder
brood
cudgel

muse
study
marvel

ask oneself
mull over
think about

think hard
rack one’s brains

Antonyms

ignore
elucidate
explain

forget
neglect
clarify

illustrate
unravel
not care

Synonyms
verb throw or push very hard

smash
bat
hit
knock
beat
fling
slap

dash
swat
bang
batter
hurl
strike
crash

blast
belt
shut
pound
thwack
cudgel
thump

clobber
wallop
close
hammer
slug

Antonyms

compliment
praise
aid
assist

fail
lose
help
tap

open
flatter

Synonyms
verb hit repeatedly

beat
thrash
bash
spank
lash
cane
strap

castigate
tan
hide
bludgeon
flagellate
strike
trash

punish
wallop
whale
lather
scourge
drub
chastise

switch
flog
cudgel
birch
whomp
ferule
larrup

Antonyms

compliment
praise

protect
surrender

lose

Synonyms
verb beat

knob
pound
handle

pummel
club
cudgel

maul
belabor
strike

thwack
saddlebow
finial

Synonyms
verb beat

assault
cane
castigate
slap
ram
bruise
spank
belabor
hammer
belt
pummel
pelt
cudgel
trounce

maltreat
swat
lambaste
flagellate
club
punish
thump
collide
buffet
punch
thrash
batter
clout
assail

whale
slug
bash
flail
bat
thwack
drub
smack
mash
flog
maul
pound
rap
smash

whip
crush
baste
strike
lick
hit
knock
break
bang
wallop
box
lash
rain blows on

Antonyms

compliment
praise
mend
surrender

protect
tap
fix
fail

lose
let go