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shellac

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shellac

to defeat by a large margin

the local football team was shellacked 35-0 in their final outing for the season

Synonyms of shellac

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

Words Related to shellac

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 shellac

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

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