Synonyms of rout

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noun (1)

1

as in throng

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a great rout of rubberneckers had gathered around the scene of the accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throng
• horde
• swarm
• crowd
• flock
• army
• legion
• mob
• multitude
• crush
• herd
• drove
• bike
• mass
• host
• masses
• press
• cram
• scrum
• rabble
• millions
• mountain
• rabblement
• heap
• pile
• jam
• gaggle
• riffraff
• logjam

2

as in populace

people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class

at first the protests were dismissed as nothing more than the idle doings of the restless rout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• populace
• rabble
• public
• masses
• proletariat
• mob
• people
• tagrag and bobtail
• tag, rag, and bobtail
• rabblement
• scum
• ragtag and bobtail
• trash
• dregs
• unwashed
• commons
• multitude
• herd
• riffraff
• millions
• hoi polloi
• middle class
• bourgeoisie
• commoners
• working class
• plebeians
• rank and file

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upper class
• elite
• society
• upper crust
• quality
• gentry
• aristocracy
• establishment
• elect
• A-list
• gentlefolks
• gentlefolk
• nobility
• peerage

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• upper class
• elite
• society
• upper crust
• quality
• gentry
• aristocracy
• establishment
• elect
• A-list
• gentlefolks
• gentlefolk
• nobility
• peerage

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rout

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noun (2)

1

as in defeat

failure to win a contest

the championship game was a humiliating rout for the team that had been favored to win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeat
• loss
• beating
• setback
• trouncing
• drubbing
• shellacking
• overthrow
• whipping
• trimming
• plastering
• licking
• failure
• shutout
• collapse
• upset
• flop
• fiasco
• debacle
• débâcle
• lump
• fizzle
• washout
• whitewash
• nonsuccess
• lurch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• victory
• triumph
• success
• win
• blowout
• sweep
• accomplishment
• achievement
• runaway
• landslide
• romp
• walkover
• cakewalk
• walkaway

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• victory
• triumph
• success
• win
• blowout
• sweep
• accomplishment
• achievement
• runaway
• landslide
• romp
• walkover
• cakewalk
• walkaway

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2

as in escape

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement

in the mad rout from the school shooter, it was every person for himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flight
• breakout
• lam
• break
• getaway
• rescue
• bunk
• liberation
• slip
• redemption
• salvation
• deliverance
• jailbreak
• near miss
• close call
• release
• close shave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confinement
• captivity
• imprisonment
• risk
• incarceration
• trouble
• internment
• custody
• peril
• hazard
• retention
• holding
• immurement
• detention
• jeopardy
• hold
• imperilment
• endangerment

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• confinement
• captivity
• imprisonment
• risk
• incarceration
• trouble
• internment
• custody
• peril
• hazard
• retention
• holding
• immurement
• detention
• jeopardy
• hold
• imperilment
• endangerment

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rout

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verb

1

as in to trounce

to defeat by a large margin

as expected, the professional team had no trouble routing the amateurs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trounce
• overcome
• master
• whip
• bomb
• drub
• bury
• beat
• clobber
• annihilate
• top
• dust
• thrash
• wallop
• flatten
• upset
• paste
• blow away
• trim
• whomp
• whup
• smother
• overwhelm
• shellac
• snow under
• skin
• sweep
• skunk
• cream
• whop
• score
• smoke
• wax
• tromp
• conquer
• dispatch
• throw
• surpass
• worst
• take
• beat the pants off
• destroy
• overmatch
• succeed
• whap
• exceed
• slaughter
• cap
• wipe the ground with
• subdue
• eat alive
• best
• better
• run circles around
• wipe the floor with
• crush
• vanquish
• run rings around
• overthrow
• finish
• surmount
• lick
• subjugate
• overbear
• outdistance
• overpower
• hurdle
• upend
• eclipse
• outstrip
• excel
• overtop
• outfight
• outdo
• nose out
• pip
• outshine
• transcend
• knock over
• knock off
• flourish
• break
• sink
• triumph (over)
• prevail (over)
• ace (out)
• win (against)
• edge (out)
• do in

2

as in to out

to drive or force out

the nation's ground and air forces quickly routed the would-be invaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• out
• chase
• eject
• banish
• dismiss
• expel
• sack
• oust
• cast out
• evict
• run off
• kick out
• turf (out)
• bounce
• turn out
• fire
• exile
• extrude
• remove
• read out
• throw out
• drum (out)
• deforce
• shut out
• dispossess
• muster out
• expatriate
• send packing
• ostracize
• give one the gate
• displace
• ax
• boot (out)
• can
• terminate
• retire
• axe
• deport
• discharge
• pink-slip
• release
• cashier
• defenestrate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take
• receive
• accept
• admit
• take in
• house
• welcome
• entertain
• shelter
• harbor
• lodge

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• take
• receive
• accept
• admit
• take in
• house
• welcome
• entertain
• shelter
• harbor
• lodge

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Phrases Containing rout

• rout (out)

• rout (out)