Synonyms for sledgehammer
ˈslɛdʒˌhæm ərsledge·ham·mer

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1. maul, sledge, sledgehammerverb

   a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

   Synonyms:
   sledge, sled, maul, sleigh

2. sledgehammer, sledgeverb

   beat with a sledgehammer

   Synonyms:
   sledge

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1. tenderizer

   a type of hammer, used for bludgeon or building

   bob grabbed a tenderizer to hit in the nails in the wood

   Submitted by cj_t on July 9, 2023  

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1. List of paraphrases for "sledgehammer":

   hammer, harness

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How to use sledgehammer in a sentence?

1. Eileen Albanese:

   We need to take a very balanced approach, use all the tools in our tool box but not to the point where it's a sledgehammer.

2. David Frost:

   What we are seeing here is akin to taking a sledgehammer to kill a mosquito.

3. Dave Nadig:

   It exposed the sledgehammer nature of the tools they gave markets.

4. Tim Clark:

   Having read the report, you could drive a bulldozer through just about everything ... We will deal a sledgehammer to that report as far as Emirates and Dubai is concerned.

5. Keith Pool:

   It was so demeaning that in the moment I just didn't know how to react to it. I felt like I'd been hit with a sledgehammer.