Synonyms of routing

routing 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of rout

1

as in overcoming

to defeat by a large margin

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcoming
• bombing
• whipping
• burying
• trimming
• mastering
• flattening
• upsetting
• pasting
• throwing
• dusting
• topping
• beating
• skinning
• thrashing
• annihilating
• blowing away
• taking
• dispatching
• smothering
• smoking
• scoring
• creaming
• waxing
• clobbering
• sweeping
• whopping
• walloping
• tromping
• overwhelming
• conquering
• trouncing
• running circles around
• eating alive
• capping
• wiping the floor with
• drubbing
• beating the pants off
• destroying
• shellacking
• snowing under
• exceeding
• succeeding
• whupping
• whomping
• surpassing
• skunking
• crushing
• finishing
• prevailing (over)
• surmounting
• winning (against)
• licking
• slaughtering
• subduing
• subjugating
• triumphing (over)
• overthrowing
• upending
• hurdling
• transcending
• vanquishing
• knocking over
• bettering
• besting
• overpowering
• overmatching
• knocking off
• overtopping
• outdistancing
• outstripping
• edging (out)
• excelling
• outdoing
• eclipsing
• worsting
• overbearing
• outshining
• flourishing
• breaking
• acing (out)
• doing in
• nosing out
• outfighting
• pipping
• sinking

2

as in ejecting

to drive or force out

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejecting
• chasing
• dismissing
• banishing
• expelling
• removing
• evicting
• extruding
• casting out
• kicking out
• drumming (out)
• sacking
• outing
• booting (out)
• running off
• firing
• turning out
• bouncing
• ousting
• throwing out
• turfing (out)
• sending packing
• giving one the gate
• terminating
• shutting out
• reading out
• exiling
• expatriating
• ostracizing
• deporting
• displacing
• dispossessing
• discharging
• releasing
• deforcing
• axing
• mustering out
• retiring
• cashiering
• canning
• pink-slipping
• defenestrating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• admitting
• taking in
• welcoming
• lodging
• entertaining
• sheltering
• harboring
• housing

routing

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of route

as in steering

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

the guide routed us smoothly through the jungle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steering
• guiding
• leading
• accompanying
• showing
• conducting
• directing
• preceding
• marshaling
• ushering
• escorting
• piloting
• managing
• controlling
• convoying
• attending
• seeing
• chaperoning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• trailing
• tailing
• shadowing
• dogging
• hounding
• tailgating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of routing

Verb

The Celtics continued their climb up the Eastern Conference standings Monday night, routing the Chicago Bulls to claim sole possession of second place. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026

Historical classification files, supplier certifications, routing documentation, communications with logistics providers and internal compliance manuals and training records are among the assets Bini said companies should be compiling with a high level of diligence. — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026

Water heaters are responsible for rapidly heating incoming cold water and routing the newly heated water to various faucets, showers, tubs, and water-using appliances throughout the home. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025

The Red Raiders earned their bye after routing BYU 34-7 in the Big 12 championship. — Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025

When the San Diego Reader first reported on this funding triangle, a Nucor representative told the paper that routing the cash through UCAN had been Navarro’s idea. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025

The detour next year is expected to mirror the 2025 closure, routing cars to the East Parkcenter Boulevard bridge. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025

According to the Financial Times, Chinese officials argued that the 1970s-era Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, today’s system for routing and delivering data, will not be able to support the demands of the future Internet—such as the widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles. — Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025

Data centers could do that by temporarily switching to backup power, or re-routing their data traffic to cooler parts of the country. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025