SHUTOUTS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

shutouts

noun

plural of shutout

as in conquests

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Recent Examples of shutouts Riley Bell, Senior, Crowley Bell earned District 3-6A Goalkeeper of the Year and TASCO First Team All Region honors, recording 207 saves and five shutouts on the season, including 125 saves and one shutout in district play alone. — Charles Baggarly may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026

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Noun

Japanese straightening permanently restructures the hair, while Brazilian blowouts and keratin treatments are semipermanent coatings that wash out in roughly four months and still allow some wave or curl to hold.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
That’s why the Hurricanes haven’t held back, even in their blowouts.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of blowouts

Noun

Officials said special attention will be given to gravel roads that could be susceptible to washouts and erosion.

— Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
But in a world where a few basis points separates legends from washouts, a 10-point edge is an enormous windfall for anyone who trusted Kalshi’s numbers over those crunched by CME, the giant futures-exchange operator.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of washouts

Noun

In neighboring Myanmar, at least 10 people were killed and dozens were missing after heavy rain triggered widespread flooding and landslides in the southern coastal region of Tanintharyi, local media reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Getty/iStockphoto Flooding and landslides were reported in the Manang district where the mountain is located over the weekend, caused by heavy rainfall, the district administration office said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of landslides

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Understanding, Duminil-Copin argued, is not gained solely through theorems and proofs but also through setbacks.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
To avoid any setbacks and ensure the young prince’s safety, the school has already banned photography and as smartphones on campus.

— Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of setbacks

Noun

Those victories bookended credits on Billboard 200-topping projects by The Weeknd (Beauty Behind the Madness), Frank Ocean (Blonde) and Drake (More Life), among many other big names.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
But the Yanks are hot after embarrassing Boston with 9-0 and 9-2 victories in the Wild Card round.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of victories

Noun

Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of fiascoes

Noun

Chandler primarily uses his guitars to produce radar sweeps of drone, which allows Schwendener’s bass to take full responsibility for Beat’s melodies.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
While the three other wild card series ended in two-game sweeps, the matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies has delivered exceptional postseason drama.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweeps

Noun

But its name betrays a critical second function, which is to provide the type of tire-biting traction that can rescue you from one of the more frustrating debacles of off-road travel.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
Otherwise, the Democrats’ showing in the campaign has amounted to a pileup of debacles.

— Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

Definition of debacles

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