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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

However, his time at The Hawthorns began with 3-2 loss to Middlesbrough before a 5-0 thrashing by Norwich - the club's biggest-ever home defeat outside the top flight.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

They meet again on Sunday and six-Test Wallaby Toole said they were brimming with confidence after opening their season with a 56-24 thrashing of Western Force in Perth a week ago.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

In his latest BBC Sport column, England World Cup winner Matt Dawson discusses England's seven-try thrashing of Wales, Tommy Freeman's performance at centre and the lessons coach Steve Borthwick could learn from his France counterpart.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Ik-ik-ik-ik, he scolded, thrashing around in the dirt.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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