impaled

The word “impaled” has 3 syllables: im-pal-ed

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈpeɪld/


What is synonym and antonym for impaled?

In the thesaurus, “impaled” has 50 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for impaled along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for impaled

  • bayoneted
  • bayonetted
  • cut
  • dirked
  • gimleted
  • gored
  • harpooned
  • jabbed
  • knifed
  • lance
  • lanced
  • pecked
  • perforate
  • perforated
  • picked
  • pierce
  • pierced
  • piked
  • pinked
  • pinpricked
  • poked
  • poniarded
  • prick
  • pricked
  • pronged
  • punch
  • punched
  • puncture
  • punctured
  • quilled
  • ran through
  • riddled
  • run through
  • skewer
  • skewered
  • skiver
  • sliced
  • spear
  • speared
  • spike
  • spiked
  • spindled
  • spitted
  • stabbed
  • stick
  • stuck
  • thrust
  • transfix
  • transfixed
  • transpierced

Antonyms for impaled

  • close

Meanings of impaled

  • verb
    1. To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
    2. To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage).
    3. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
    4. To enclose or fence with stakes.
  • adjective
    1. Pinned to something by piercing.

Example Sentences

  • The soldier was impaled by a sharp spear during the battle.
  • A tree branch had impaled the tire of the car.
  • The animal was impaled on the sharp rocks while swimming.
  • He was shocked to find a bird impaled on the fence.
  • The hero impaled the monster with his sword in one swift motion.

On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to impaled, such as: bayoneted, bayonetted, close, cut, dirked, gimleted, gored.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

jabbed

  • bayoneted
  • bayonetted
  • blow
  • buck
  • bump
  • bunt
  • cut
  • dig
  • dirked
  • gimleted
  • gored
  • harpooned
  • hit
  • impaled
  • jog
  • knifed
  • lanced
  • lunge
  • nudge
  • pecked
  • perforated
  • picked
  • pierced
  • piked
  • pinked
  • pinpricked
  • poked
  • poniarded
  • pricked
  • prod
  • pronged
  • punch
  • punched
  • punctured
  • push
  • quilled
  • ran through
  • riddled
  • skewered
  • sliced
  • speared
  • spiked
  • spindled
  • spitted
  • stab
  • stabbed
  • stuck
  • tap
  • thrust
  • transfixed
  • transpierced

lanced

  • bayoneted
  • bayonetted
  • cut
  • dirked
  • gimleted
  • gored
  • harpooned
  • impaled
  • jabbed
  • knifed
  • pecked
  • perforated
  • picked
  • pierced
  • piked
  • pinked
  • pinpricked
  • poked
  • poniarded
  • pricked
  • pronged
  • punched
  • punctured
  • quilled
  • ran through
  • riddled
  • skewered
  • sliced
  • speared
  • spiked
  • spindled
  • spitted
  • stabbed
  • stuck
  • thrust
  • transfixed
  • transpierced

quilled

  • bayoneted
  • bayonetted
  • cut
  • dirked
  • gimleted
  • gored
  • harpooned
  • impaled
  • jabbed
  • knifed
  • lanced
  • pecked
  • perforated
  • picked
  • pierced
  • piked
  • pinked
  • pinpricked
  • poked
  • poniarded
  • pricked
  • pronged
  • punched
  • punctured
  • ran through
  • riddled
  • skewered
  • sliced
  • speared
  • spiked
  • spindled
  • spitted
  • stabbed
  • stuck
  • thrust
  • transfixed
  • transpierced

ran through

  • bayoneted
  • bayonetted
  • blew
  • blow
  • consume
  • consumed
  • cut
  • depleted
  • dirked
  • disbursed
  • dissipate
  • dissipated
  • exhaust
  • exhausted
  • expend
  • expended
  • fiddled away
  • finish
  • fritter away
  • gimleted
  • gored
  • harpooned
  • impaled
  • impoverished
  • indulged
  • jabbed
  • knifed
  • laid out
  • lanced
  • lavished
  • lose
  • lost
  • made ducks and drakes of
  • misspent
  • overindulged
  • overspent
  • pecked
  • perforated
  • picked
  • pierced
  • piked
  • pinked
  • pinpricked
  • played ducks and drakes with
  • poked
  • poniarded
  • pricked
  • pronged
  • punched
  • punctured
  • quilled
  • riddled
  • shot
  • skewered
  • sliced
  • speared
  • spend
  • spent
  • spiked
  • spindled
  • spitted
  • splurged
  • squander
  • squandered
  • stabbed
  • stuck
  • threw away
  • throw away
  • thrust
  • transfixed
  • transpierced
  • wash up
  • wasted

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