cinch

cinch

noun

Definition of CINCH

1

something that is easy to do <the clear instructions made setting up the audiovisual system a cinch>

Synonyms breeze, cake, cakewalk, child's play, cream puff, duck soup, kid stuff, picnic, pushover, roses, snap

Related Words no-brainer, nothing; sitting duck; gimme, laugher, walkaway

Phrases piece of cake, walk in the park

Near Antonyms brainteaser, poser, stumper, toughie (also toughy); bother, nuisance, trouble

Antonyms bear, beast, chore, headache, horror show, killer, labor, murder, pain, sticky wicket, stinker [slang]

2

one that is certain to succeed <after that hole in one, she's a cinch to make the cut for the next round of the tournament>

Synonyms cinch, lock, shoo-in, slam dunk

Related Words certainty, inevitability; eventuality; foregone conclusion

Near Antonyms dark horse, long shot