Synonyms for cudgel
- noun
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly and looked at the inmates.
- v. 1
To strike with a cudgel.
The officer was violently cudgeled down in the midst of the rioters.
Related words
- Phrases
- cudgel one's brain
Example sentences
- pommel The pommel horse requires more balance than strength.
- bludgeon How do you spell "bludgeon"?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cudgel | rising | |
| pommel | rising | |
| bludgeon | steady | |
| flagellate | falling | |
| drub | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bat1
- 4 letters
- club1, beat1, cane1, maul1, flog1, drub1
- 5 letters
- staff1, baste1
- 6 letters
- thrash1, pommel2
- 7 letters
- lambast
- 8 letters
- bludgeon2, lamblast
- 9 letters
- fustigate
- 10 letters
- flagellate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pommel2 = 2 syllables).