Trouncing

Synonyms for "trouncing" (95 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Noun(5 words)

bastinado basting battery beating belting buffeting caning clubbing collapse conquering conquestcorporal punishmentcowhiding crash

Strong matches (29)

cudgeling deathblow debacle defeasance defeat destruction downfall drubbing failure fall flagellation flailing flogging fustigation hiding horsewhipping lacing lambasting lashing lathering

Noun(9 words)

debacle decisive defeat dominant drub exceed humiliationitalian polverizzarelacing

Related words (47)

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

beatcorporal punishmentdefeatdegree modifierexceed licking outperform qualifier setback

More specific

14 entries

drub drubbingeconomic trouncingelectoral trouncinghammer lopsidedmilitary trouncingone-sided outclass outpace outstrip rout shellacking thrash

Collocations

17 entries

crushing defeatdecisive trouncingdecisive victorydramatic trouncingheavy defeatmassive routmassive trouncingone-sided trouncingpolitical trouncingsevere defeatthorough victorytrouncing blowtrouncing defeattrouncing leadtrouncing margintrouncing performance

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Inflections

3 entries

trounced trounces trouncings

Derivations

3 entries

trounce trounced trounces

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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The local football team has suffered three trouncings this season.

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