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shellacking

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of shellacking

failure to win a contest
  • suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition
Synonyms of shellacking

beating, defeat, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, trimming, trouncing, whipping
Words Related to shellacking

collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset

lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash
Near Antonyms of shellacking

accomplishment, achievement

blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover
Antonyms of shellacking

success, triumph, victory, win

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