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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1. 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.

2. Vladimir Osechkin:

   He was afraid he will be executed in the same manner as Yevgeny Nuzhin – with a sledgehammer. We, as human-rights defenders, decided to help him and protect his life. we are not trying to justify his actions in relation to his participation in Wagner Group. But it should be understood that he decided to flee Wagner Group as terrorist organization which kills both Russians and Ukrainians.

3. Joe Towns:

   You never use a sledgehammer to kill a gnat, we should not go to the extreme of expelling our members for fighting for what many of the citizens want to happen, whether you agree with it or not.

4. Richard Blanco:

   They pushed me as well and they pointed their guns at me, they broke the metropolitan mayor's office glass doors with a sledgehammer.

5. Cesar Giron:

   The overall impact (of the October 2019 taxes and those decided on last night) will be over one billion euros for the entire wine and spirits sector, this is a real sledgehammer blow in a fight which has nothing to do with us.