trounce

verb

ˈtrau̇n(t)s 

trounced; trouncing

transitive verb

: to thrash or punish severely

especially : to defeat decisively

trounced the rival team

Synonyms of trounce

• overcome
• bury
• beat
• annihilate
• rout
• whip
• throw
• upset
• bomb
• smother
• flatten
• thrash
• clobber
• drub
• master
• overwhelm
• surpass
• blow away
• take
• trim

Examples of trounce in a Sentence

our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet Milwaukee had the best record in baseball last year, and they still got trounced by the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

The situation remains unresolved, and Reddit’s shares fell more than 20 percent after the earnings report, even though the company’s quarter trounced investors’ expectations on most of the basic financials. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

David Orkin, a JVP member and anti-Zionist Jewish New Yorker, trounced a Zionist, Hindu nationalist incumbent for Assembly. — Danny Kaplowitz, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

In 2022, he was reelected, trouncing his main Democratic opponent by nearly 45 percentage points. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trounce

• bounce
• flounce
• ounce
• pounce
• announce
• denounce
• pronounce
• renounce

Kids Definition

trounce

verb

ˈtrau̇n(t)s 

trounced; trouncing

: to thrash or punish severely

especially : to defeat thoroughly