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trounce

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of trounce

to defeat by a large margin

our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote

Synonyms of trounce

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

Words Related to trounce

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 trounce

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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