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drubbing

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Synonyms and Antonyms of drubbing

failure to win a contest

took a terrible drubbing in last nightʼs basketball game

Synonyms of drubbing

beating, defeat, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping

Words Related to drubbing

collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset

lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash

Near Antonyms of drubbing

accomplishment, achievement

blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover

Antonyms of drubbing

success, triumph, victory, win

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