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thrashing

[thrash-ing] / ˈθræʃ ɪŋ /
NOUN
beating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation drubbing lashing rout trouncing whipping
STRONG
bashing defeat flogging hiding shellacking slaughter
NOUN
defeat
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 shellacking 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

Example Sentences

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In fairness, the 5-0 thrashing of West Ham on Saturday, with Russo pulling the strings from the number 10 position, was full of the flair Slegers demands from her team.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Wilson led Wales for the first time in November, scoring a hat-trick in the 7-1 thrashing of North Macedonia to secure home advantage for their World Cup play-off semi-final.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The Brumbies are coming off a 56-24 thrashing of Western Force to open their season last weekend in Perth, while the Crusaders were narrowly defeated 25-23 by the Otago Highlanders.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

If, more feasibly, England - with title aspirations - inflict another thrashing, those nip-tuck, nose-to-nose inferno finishes of years gone by would seem even more distant.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

It was thrashing against the house, making weird sounds in the trees.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.