Synonyms of buffeted

buffeted

verb

past tense of buffet

as in lashed

to strike repeatedly

fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lashed
• pounded
• licked
• battered
• whipped
• pelted
• knocked
• attacked
• slapped
• assaulted
• thumped
• hit
• beat
• slammed
• pummeled
• smashed
• punched
• spanked
• mauled
• batted
• did
• hided
• bashed
• thrashed
• hammered
• chopped
• paddled
• smacked
• bludgeoned
• walloped
• flogged
• threshed
• lathered
• whacked
• clubbed
• lambasted
• punched out
• slated
• curried
• switched
• belted
• wounded
• tanned
• laced
• raided
• slogged
• worked over
• belabored
• boxed
• basted
• drubbed
• roughed (up)
• stormed
• tromped
• assailed
• fibbed
• swiped
• beset
• whaled
• whopped
• messed (up)
• cracked
• whupped
• swatted
• birched
• clobbered
• rushed
• strapped
• socked
• bunged up
• pasted
• scourged
• pommeled
• beat up on
• descended (on or upon)
• thwacked
• cuffed
• clouted
• laid on
• jumped (on)
• flagellated
• busted
• caned
• lacerated
• whammed
• gored
• lammed
• pounced (on or upon)
• horsewhipped
• mangled
• whomped
• mutilated
• maimed
• cudgeled
• leathered
• pistol-whipped
• fustigated
• blackjacked
• cowhided
• rawhided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buffeted

Over the past year alone, it has been buffeted by phenomena such as geopolitical uncertainty — especially in the Middle East — trade tensions, exchange-rate volatility, consumer confidence pressure, and disruption across travel and supply chains. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

For now, the European truck market is relatively secure, but the broader European automotive market is being buffeted by Chinese competition. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026

London — Yet another contingency plan for the global oil market – buffeted by more than six months of war between the United States and Iran – has come under serious threat. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Wednesday is expected to be sunny as well but breezier, with temperatures rising to around 89 buffeted by southwesterly then southerly winds of up to 11 mph and gusts as high as 18 mph. — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Growing worries over whether Big Tech’s massive investments in artificial-intelligence technology will translate into profits and whether chipmaker stocks have soared too high in the euphoria around AI have also buffeted share prices. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

During Argentina’s semifinal victory, against England, Messi, who is still playing at the unearthly age of thirty-nine, spent the opening hour of the match being buffeted and bypassed by the action. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026