Synonyms for bludgeon

Synonyms for (noun) bludgeon

Synonyms: bludgeon

Definition: a club used as a weapon

Similar words: club

Definition: stout stick that is larger at one end

Usage: he carried a club in self defense; he felt as if he had been hit with a club


Synonyms for (verb) bludgeon

Synonyms: club, bludgeon

Definition: strike with a club or a bludgeon

Similar words: hit

Definition: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

Usage: He hit her hard in the face


Synonyms: bludgeon

Definition: overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club

Usage: The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas

Similar words: squeeze, pressure, force, hale, coerce

Definition: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

Usage: He squeezed her for information


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