ass-kicking
Thorough physical defeat
Ass-kicking describes something that delivers a beating—literal or figurative.
It can mean a severe defeat or punishment: Our team took an ass-kicking last night.
But it also means impressively powerful or effective: an ass-kicking guitar solo, an ass-kicking new workout routine.
Context determines whether you're giving or receiving one.
Sustained striking attack
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- maulingViolent tearing attack
drubbing · shellacking · hammering · beating · whipping · clobbering · pounding · smackdown
Supreme authority held
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- steamrollingOverpowering through sheer force
commanding · masterful · superior · unstoppable · overwhelming · unbeatable · invincible · formidable
Violently intense or aggressive
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- savageFierce and untamed
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
merciless · vicious · violent · intimidating · combative · confrontational · hostile · belligerent
Resounding, celebrated victory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- blowoutSudden tire failure
- landslideMass of earth falling
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
whitewash · cakewalk · decisive · annihilation · demolition · destruction · obliteration · decimation
pummeling
Sustained striking attack
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
mauling · drubbing · shellacking · hammering · beating · whipping · clobbering · pounding · smackdown · whooping
domination
Supreme authority held
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
steamrolling · commanding · masterful · superior · unstoppable · overwhelming · unbeatable · invincible · formidable · imposing
fierce
Violently intense or aggressive
ruthless · merciless · vicious · violent · intimidating · combative · confrontational · hostile · belligerent · forceful
triumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
rout · whitewash · cakewalk · decisive · annihilation · demolition · destruction · obliteration · decimation · masterclass