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eat alive

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Synonyms and Antonyms of eat alive

to defeat by a large margin

We thought we were prepared, but the other team ate us alive.

Synonyms of eat alive

annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whip, whomp, whop (or whap), whup

Words Related to eat alive

beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst

crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish

ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

edge (out), nose out, pip [British]

cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed

break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter

Phrases Synonymous with eat alive

beat the pants off, run circles around (or run rings around), wipe the floor with (or wipe the ground with)

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