SHUTOUTS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

shutouts

noun

plural of shutout

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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

Between regular blowouts, hot tools, and the occasional color appointment, the damage had built up slowly, and my conditioner at the time wasn’t doing much to help.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Yes, there were plenty of blowouts and overmatched teams that may not have enjoyed their playoff experience too much.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of blowouts

Noun

Massive waves also stripped millions of cubic yards of sand from Southern California beaches, and sections of the Pacific Coast Highway suffered severe flooding, mudslides and washouts.

— Gary Griggs, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of washouts

Noun

Among other problems, the Eel River Canyon’s unstable geology is notorious for landslides that sent train cars careening into the water.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
The Mexican navy urged mariners and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution, citing high waves, heavy rain and the risk of rising rivers, flooding and landslides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of landslides

Noun

The goalkeeper, who missed much of the season with an injury and endured setbacks during his recovery, has his own reason to cherish one more appearance.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
After years of hype, controversy and a string of high-profile setbacks, Tesla's Cybertruck is heading toward the end of the road.

— Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of setbacks

Noun

Democrats won a commanding House majority and victories in statehouses across the country.

— Theodoric Meyer The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Democratic victories deep in red territory this week did more than power the party back to the Senate majority.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 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

Less than a month after Wilson took office, after the city conducted a series of sweeps of homeless encampments, Seattle DSA issued a statement accusing her of betraying the will of voters.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Boise State Political Science Professor Jaclyn Kettler noted similar sweeps in District 26 (Blaine, Jerome and Lincoln counties) and District 27 (parts of Bannock County).

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of sweeps

Noun

There were, for example, a few state-level permitting debacles, with New Mexico rejecting SunZia’s initial transmission route in 2018.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Notable names in this batch include billionaire Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy and tokenization service Securitize, both of which have been public market flops, but not outright debacles.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

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