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shellacking

[shuh-lak-ing] / ʃəˈlæk ɪŋ /
NOUN
beating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defeat drubbing slaughter whipping
STRONG
annihilation bashing rout trouncing
Antonyms
WEAK
triumph victory win
NOUN
debacle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beating breakdown collapse crash defeat devastation disaster downfall drubbing failure fiasco reversal rout wreck
STRONG
crack-up dissolution havoc licking overthrow ruin ruination smash trouncing washout
WEAK
blue ruin defeasance smash-up vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accomplishment attainment blessing creation miracle rise success triumph victory win wonder
STRONG
construction
WEAK
boon
NOUN
defeat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beating blow breakdown collapse debacle destruction drubbing embarrassment failure killing loss massacre rout setback thrashing triumph
STRONG
KO ambush annihilation break check conquest count discomfiture extermination fall lacing licking mastery paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin scalping slaughter subjugation trap trashing trimming trouncing waxing whaling whipping whitewashing
WEAK
defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accomplishment achievement boon success win
STRONG
surrender yielding
WEAK
attainment mastery victory
NOUN
licking
Synonyms
STRONGEST
whipping
STRONG
KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle destruction discomfiture drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whitewashing
WEAK
defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment achievement boon building construction creation forfeit good fortune loss rise success surrender victory win yielding
NOUN
thrashing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation drubbing lashing rout trouncing whipping
STRONG
bashing defeat flogging hiding slaughter
NOUN
thrashing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation beating conquest debacle drubbing rout trouncing whipping
STRONG
KO ambush blow break breakdown check collapse count destruction discomfiture embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing licking loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin scalping setback slaughter subjugation trap trashing trimming triumph waxing whaling whitewashing
WEAK
defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment achievement building construction creation good fortune rise success win
NOUN
vanquishment
Synonyms
WEAK
KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle defeasance destruction discomfiture downthrow drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall insuccess killing lacing licking loss massacre mastery nonsuccess overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whipping whitewashing
NOUN
waterloo
Synonyms
STRONG
annihilation beating collapse conquest drubbing failure fall licking massacre overthrow rout slaughter thrashing trouncing waxing whipping
WEAK
crushing defeat trashing vanquishment whitewashing
Antonyms
STRONG
rise success win

Example Sentences

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Trade-driven gains for industries such as textiles or jewelry are more than offset, markets-wise, by the shellacking India’s IT outsourcers are taking from the global software selloff.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

That’s because Darnold was standing on the other side of the field, wearing a No. 14 Seahawks jersey and a broad grin, as Seattle unleashed a comprehensive shellacking of his former team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Those who predicted a shellacking on the pitch and a visceral uprising in the stands were proven wrong.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

“We needed that,” he said, “to help us get over that shellacking we took in Game 2.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

I, meanwhile, stayed home on Euclid Avenue, living upstairs from my mother as another leaden Chicago winter descended, shellacking the trees and sidewalks with ice.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama