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- a great rout of rubberneckers had gathered around the scene of the accident
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- at first the protests were dismissed as nothing more than the idle doings of the restless rout
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- gentlefolk
- (also gentlefolks),
- nobility,
- peerage
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rout
noun (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of rout (Entry 2 of 3)
- the championship game was a humiliating rout for the team that had been favored to win
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- in the mad rout from the school shooter, it was every person for himself
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rout
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of rout (Entry 3 of 3)
- as expected, the professional team had no trouble routing the amateurs
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- beat,
- best,
- conquer,
- dispatch,
- hurdle,
- lick,
- master,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overmatch,
- prevail (over),
- subdue,
- surmount,
- take,
- throw,
- triumph (over),
- win (against),
- worst
- ace (out),
- better,
- eclipse,
- exceed,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outfight,
- outshine,
- outstrip,
- overtop,
- surpass,
- top,
- transcend
- edge (out),
- nose out,
- pip
- [British]
Phrases Synonymous with rout
- the nation's ground and air forces quickly routed the would-be invaders
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- give one the gate
- [slang],
- send packing
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“Rout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rout. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of rout was in the 13th century
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