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Synonyms for pommel

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

bludgeon cudgel biff

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Beat

beat, cudgel, maul, strike, club, bludgeon, bang, pound, flog, thrash, thump, belabor US, belabour UK, baste, wallop, lambast UK, lamblast US, buffet, pelt, thwack, lash, flap, drub

Other

biff

Noun

1. Fork — the upper front brow of a saddle

fork, swell

Other

saddle bow, knob, fib

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To pound or beat.

  2. n. 1

    The upper front brow of a saddle.

Related words

Phrases
pommel horse
Other spellings
pummel

Forms

Plural
pommels → forks, swells, knobs, fibs…
Past participle
pommeled
e.g. pommeled → beaten, cudgeled, mauled, striked…

Choose the right word

Pommel, Pondus or Beat?

pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • bludgeon How do you spell "bludgeon"?
  • cudgel The ogre brandished a crude cudgel.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pommelrising
bludgeonsteady
cudgelrising
bifffalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fib1
4 letters
club1, beat1, bang1, fork1, flap1, knob1, lash1, maul1, pelt1, biff1, flog1, drub1
5 letters
pound1, swell1, thump1, baste1
6 letters
strike1, buffet2, thrash1, wallop2, cudgel2, thwack
7 letters
belabor3, lambast
8 letters
bludgeon2, belabour, lamblast

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buffet2 = 2 syllables).