hammered
adjective
ham·mered ˈha-mərd 
1
: having surface indentations produced or appearing to have been produced by hammering
hammered copper
2
slang : drunk sense 1a
Synonyms
- besotted
- blasted [slang]
- blind
- blitzed [slang]
- blotto [slang]
- bombed
- boozy
- canned [slang]
- cockeyed
- crocked
- drunk
- drunken
- fried
- gassed
- high
- impaired
- inebriate
- inebriated
- intoxicated
- juiced [slang]
- lit
- lit up
- loaded [slang]
- looped
- oiled [slang]
- pickled
- pie-eyed
- plastered
- potted [slang]
- ripped [slang]
- sloshed [slang]
- smashed [slang]
- sottish
- soused
- sozzled
- squiffed
- squiffy
- stewed
- stiff
- stinking [slang]
- stoned
- tanked [slang]
- tiddly [chiefly British]
- tight
- tipsy
- wasted [slang]
- wet
- wiped out [slang]
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Example Sentences
They got hammered last night. college students regularly getting hammered at keggers
Recent Examples on the Web The hammered man was arrested for disorderly conducted. 
John Benson, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022 Oversize hammered copper planters help create a transition from one zone to the next. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 Other brands like Valerie Madison have kept their designs as simple wedding bands that showcase details like hammered and birch textures. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 25 July 2022 Carolina Bucci is famous for her hammered ceramic technique. Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 18 July 2022 All come with hammered copper bathtubs and personal plunge pools with views of the valley. Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 21 June 2022 The counters are granite with a hammered, leathered finish. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021 In the 344-square-foot kitchen, Gutiérrez built custom cabinetry from rosa morada, a tropical hardwood, and installed utilitarian countertops of hammered black granite. New York Times, 27 Sep. 2021 Everything from hardware to bathtubs and beautiful hammered sinks by Signature Hardware give the bathrooms in this house a spa feel. Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful, 16 Sep. 2021 See More
John Benson, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022 Oversize hammered copper planters help create a transition from one zone to the next. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 Other brands like Valerie Madison have kept their designs as simple wedding bands that showcase details like hammered and birch textures. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 25 July 2022 Carolina Bucci is famous for her hammered ceramic technique. Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 18 July 2022 All come with hammered copper bathtubs and personal plunge pools with views of the valley. Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 21 June 2022 The counters are granite with a hammered, leathered finish. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021 In the 344-square-foot kitchen, Gutiérrez built custom cabinetry from rosa morada, a tropical hardwood, and installed utilitarian countertops of hammered black granite. New York Times, 27 Sep. 2021 Everything from hardware to bathtubs and beautiful hammered sinks by Signature Hardware give the bathrooms in this house a spa feel. Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful, 16 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1
hammered 1 of 2
adjective
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol He turned down another beer to avoid getting hammered. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- drunk
- drunken
- fried
- bombed
- plastered
- wet
- wasted
- impaired
- smashed
- gassed
- ripped
- loaded
- blasted
- tanked
- lit
- blind
- sloshed
- blitzed
- stewed
- stoned
- crocked
- looped
- juiced
- oiled
- pickled
- stiff
- tipsy
- inebriated
- intoxicated
- soused
- besotted
- tight
- potted
- high
- blotto
- boozy
- canned
- squiffed
- sozzled
- inebriate
- under the influence
- cockeyed
- stinking
- lit up
- squiffy
- wiped out
- three sheets to the wind
- tiddly
- alcoholic
- under the weather
- pie-eyed
- three sheets in the wind
- sottish
- in the bag
- in one's cups
- maudlin
- strung out
- rocky
- befuddled
- dissipated
- stupefied
- dopey
- beery
- debauched
- crapulous
- dissolute
- bleary-eyed
- dipsomaniacal
- dopy
- bibulous
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- straight
- sober
- dry
- steady
- temperate
- cool
- level
- abstemious
- teetotal
- abstinent
- clearheaded
hammered
2 of 2verb
1
as in pounded
to shape with a hammer medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs Synonyms & Similar Words
- pounded
- drew
- forged
- carved
- fashioned
- stamped
- molded
- beat
- cut
- chased
- worked
- formed
- wrought
- modeled
- sculpted
- patted
- planished
- kneaded
- chiseled
- hewed
- minted
- sculptured
- coined
- boasted
- modelled
- graved
- chiselled
- knapped
- abated
2
as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner hammer a nail hammered the ball for a home run Synonyms & Similar Words
- smacked
- knocked
- slapped
- hit
- banged
- slammed
- punched
- pounded
- struck
- whacked
- clapped
- clipped
- cracked
- swiped
- thumped
- nailed
- bashed
- batted
- kicked
- clobbered
- tapped
- pushed
- socked
- poked
- bludgeoned
- slugged
- rapped
- jabbed
- walloped
- shoved
- licked
- bobbed
- swatted
- clocked
- bopped
- boxed
- pasted
- busted
- chopped
- thwacked
- stabbed
- zapped
- flicked
- belted
- whaled
- smote
- bumped
- pummeled
- clouted
- biffed
- battered
- bonked
- slogged
- tagged
- stroked
- lashed
- bust
- mauled
- beat
- stamped
- buffeted
- roughed
- peppered
- mangled
- slashed
- pummelled
- laced
- pelted
- whipped
- bunged
- dumped
- lambasted
- clapt
- butted
- cuffed
- scuffed
- prodded
- thrashed
- decked
- speared
- jostled
- hung one on
- creamed
- drubbed
- clubbed
- sledgehammered
- felled
- floored
- bunted
- flogged
- pommeled
- kneed
- caned
- sapped
- switched
- flailed
- pommelled
- skulled
- conked
- leveled
- beaned
- knocked down
- sledged
- sucker punched
- brained
- levelled
- cudgelled
- cudgeled
- rabbit-punched
- bowled (down or over)
3
as in lashed
to strike repeatedly tried hammering the door to wake them up the crops were hammered with hail Synonyms & Similar Words
- pounded
- lashed
- licked
- whipped
- battered
- pelted
- knocked
- slapped
- thumped
- punched
- hit
- slammed
- smashed
- beat
- attacked
- pummeled
- spanked
- batted
- bashed
- mauled
- did
- thrashed
- smacked
- assaulted
- whacked
- bludgeoned
- chopped
- buffeted
- walloped
- clubbed
- hided
- pummelled
- flogged
- laced
- lathered
- lambasted
- raided
- belted
- paddled
- switched
- whupped
- tanned
- whaled
- boxed
- punched out
- slated
- whopped
- curried
- stormed
- swiped
- worked over
- belabored
- birched
- slogged
- drubbed
- tromped
- clobbered
- whapped
- cracked
- threshed
- fibbed
- basted
- pommeled
- socked
- wounded
- pommelled
- pasted
- swatted
- beat up on
- rushed
- assailed
- thwacked
- busted
- bunged up
- strapped
- cuffed
- leathered
- caned
- clouted
- beset
- laid on
- roughed (up)
- scourged
- whomped
- lacerated
- whammed
- lammed
- flagellated
- horsewhipped
- cudgelled
- mangled
- bust
- gored
- cudgeled
- messed (up)
- mutilated
- blackjacked
- maimed
- cowhided
- rawhided
- pistol-whipped
- fustigated
- descended (on or upon)
- jumped (on)
- pounced (on or upon)
4
as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over Synonyms & Similar Words
- scolded
- lectured
- reprimanded
- blamed
- criticized
- berated
- ragged
- attacked
- flayed
- chastised
- mocked
- upbraided
- chewed out
- admonished
- lambasted
- scored
- jawed
- rebuked
- laid into
- bawled out
- slammed
- lashed
- castigated
- keelhauled
- dressed down
- called down
- faulted
- knocked
- blasted
- rated
- basted
- reproached
- tongue-lashed
- crucified
- panned
- assailed
- condemned
- harangued
- reamed (out)
- excoriated
- denounced
- scourged
- abused
- ridiculed
- reviled
- read the riot act (to)
- disparaged
- belittled
- railed (at or against)
- ranted (at)
- chided
- took to task
- censured
- chid
- reproved
- vituperated
- reprehended
- bad-mouthed
- scoffed
- dissed
- scorned
- remonstrated (with)
- laced (into)
- put down
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- approved
- sanctioned
- endorsed
- indorsed
- praised
- lauded
- extolled