DRUBBINGS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

drubbings

noun

plural of drubbing

as in defeats

failure to win a contest took a terrible drubbing in last night's basketball game

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Recent Examples of drubbings The result was a series of drubbings in the late stages of Grand Slam tournaments that had left Zverev reeling after his loss in the first round of Wimbledon 14 months ago. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 After the Jaden Ivey debacle and a series of drubbings, Michael Reinsdorf finally pulled the trigger yesterday and fired executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas and his stealthy sidekick, general manager Marc Eversley. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The Wildcats have had two painfully close defeats, falling 24-23 to Tuskegee before losing 34-33 in overtime to unbeaten Benedict.

— Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay the course after historic defeats in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where his CDU was ejected from parliament for the first time.

— Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeats

Noun

In those losses, he’s credited for 10 carries for minus-38 yards (sacks count as rushing yards in college football).

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026
Bibee, whose 15 losses are tied for the major-league lead, sees the playoffs as a reset.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of losses

Noun

At the two-week trial, three victims recounted beatings while suspended from pipes on the ceiling and the use of a device that folded their bodies in half at the waist.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Immigrants held there and their families have long described the facility as a detention center where complaints were met with beatings, meager meals and inhuman treatment.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beatings

Noun

Shelford addressed the deckhand’s absence during the episode as his crew grappled with a series of setbacks.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
But during the shutdown, Brightline ended the deal with Branson’s Virgin Group, saying that the company’s reputation had diminished as a result of financial setbacks.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of setbacks

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