Synonyms of routs

routs 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of rout

as in throngs

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

• throngs
• swarms
• hordes
• flocks
• crowds
• masses
• multitudes
• armies
• legions
• crushes
• bikes
• mobs
• hosts
• masses
• millions
• crams
• presses
• herds
• droves
• rabbles
• rabblements
• riffraffs
• piles
• scrums
• mountains
• gaggles
• jams
• heaps
• logjams

routs

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of rout

1

as in defeats

failure to win a contest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeats
• losses
• beatings
• setbacks
• overthrows
• trimmings
• whippings
• lickings
• failures
• drubbings
• plasterings
• upsets
• shellackings
• collapses
• lumps
• shutouts
• flops
• debacles
• fiascoes
• washouts
• fizzles
• lurches
• nonsuccesses
• whitewashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• victories
• wins
• successes
• triumphs
• achievements
• accomplishments
• sweeps
• landslides
• blowouts
• runaways
• romps
• cakewalks
• walkovers
• walkaways

2

as in escapes

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

• escapes
• flights
• breaks
• slips
• getaways
• breakouts
• lams
• rescues
• bunks
• liberations
• redemptions
• releases
• deliverances
• salvations
• jailbreaks
• close calls
• near misses
• close shaves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imprisonments
• captivities
• incarcerations
• confinements
• internments
• holdings
• holds
• risks
• hazards
• custodies
• troubles
• detentions
• immurements
• perils
• jeopardies
• retentions
• endangerments
• imperilments

routs

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of rout

1

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombs
• buries
• whips
• overcomes
• upsets
• masters
• throws
• beats
• thrashes
• wallops
• annihilates
• flattens
• tops
• clobbers
• smothers
• dusts
• pastes
• drubs
• trounces
• trims
• overwhelms
• smokes
• scores
• conquers
• takes
• skins
• dispatches
• creams
• blows away
• surpasses
• sweeps
• whomps
• whups
• succeeds
• waxes
• destroys
• exceeds
• tromps
• crushes
• subdues
• shellacs
• whops
• bests
• slaughters
• skunks
• snows under
• beats the pants off
• caps
• vanquishes
• overthrows
• eats alive
• wipes the floor with
• licks
• overpowers
• runs circles around
• surmounts
• finishes
• overtops
• excels
• hurdles
• subjugates
• outdistances
• overbears
• outdoes
• outstrips
• upends
• eclipses
• prevails (over)
• outshines
• transcends
• overmatches
• wins (against)
• triumphs (over)
• betters
• worsts
• knocks over
• edges (out)
• breaks
• flourishes
• knocks off
• sinks
• noses out
• outfights
• pips
• aces (out)
• does in

2

as in outs

to drive or force out

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outs
• chases
• ejects
• dismisses
• banishes
• expels
• ousts
• evicts
• boots (out)
• extrudes
• casts out
• removes
• bounces
• kicks out
• sacks
• turfs (out)
• fires
• turns out
• drums (out)
• runs off
• throws out
• exiles
• deports
• dispossesses
• ostracizes
• gives one the gate
• sends packing
• displaces
• axes
• reads out
• expatriates
• deforces
• shuts out
• terminates
• cans
• retires
• discharges
• releases
• musters out
• pink-slips
• cashiers
• defenestrates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• accepts
• takes
• admits
• welcomes
• takes in
• shelters
• houses
• harbors
• entertains
• lodges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of routs

Noun

Oklahoma City went 8-0 against LeBron James and the Lakers this season — and the defending champs are also 8-0 in these playoffs after back-to-back routs of Phoenix and Los Angeles. — ABC News, 12 May 2026

High school football in La Jolla this week was a tale of two routs — one on the positive side and the other not so much. — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025

Let the home routs and the Albertsons Stadium invincibility continue. — Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025

Yes, the Fed might be able to step in judiciously to prevent retreats from turning into routs. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025

That the show is a food-star factory is not exactly in the spirit of the bake-offs that inspired it, which were vicious routs among just-above-average home bakers, for almost no measurable reward. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

Verb

Often the highest lines will be for matches that are expected to be routs. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 June 2026

Scott Wedman sinks four three-point field goals without a miss and shot 11-for-11 overall from the field, both NBA Finals records, as Boston routs the Lakers 148-114 in Game 1. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026

Covenant Classical routs Weatherford Christian Fort Worth Covenant Classical got 17 points from Tate Mitchell to lead the Cavaliers to a 84-32 victory against Weatherford Christian in a TAPPS 1-3A game on Friday. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2026

McClymonds routs Oakland Tech in Silver Bowl, dedicates championship to former Skyline and Laney football coach John Beam, who was shot and killed last week. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025