Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb buffet

2 senses of buffet

Sense 1
buffet, knock about, batter -- (strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent")
       => strike -- (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead")

Sense 2
buffet, buff -- (strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him")
       => hit -- (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")

Antonyms of adj buffeted

1 sense of buffeted

Sense 1
buffeted, storm-tossed, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost, tempest-swept -- (pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities)

INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled -- (not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress; "seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind"; "untroubled sleep"; "a kind untroubled face")

Similarity of adj buffeted

1 sense of buffeted

Sense 1
buffeted, storm-tossed, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost, tempest-swept -- (pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities)
       => troubled (vs. untroubled) -- (characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers")