clobberings
One-sided defeat series
Clobberings are instances of being clobbered—beaten, defeated, or overwhelmed.
The word applies equally to physical beatings and figurative drubbings: The team's repeated clobberings demoralized the fans.
A clobbering implies not just defeat but thorough domination.
Strikes delivered repeatedly
- thrashingsSevere beatings or defeats
- poundingsRepeated heavy strikes
- batteringsRepeated forceful strikes
- drubbingsOverwhelming defeats or beatings
pummeling · blows · hits · strikes · whacks · smacks · thumps · hammerings
Overcomes or bests
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- routsDecisive, overwhelming defeats
- drubbingsOverwhelming defeats or beatings
- shellackingsCrushing, lopsided defeats
whippings · blowouts · wallopings · thrashings · humiliations · shutouts · massacres · demolitions
Aggressive hostile actions
- lambastingsFierce verbal attacks
- excoriationsTorn or stripped skin
- denouncementsPublic declarations of blame
- castigationsSevere criticisms or scoldings
rebukes · condemnations · slams · takedowns · broadsides · tirades · diatribes · tongue-lashings
beatings
Strikes delivered repeatedly
- thrashingsSevere beatings or defeats
- poundingsRepeated heavy strikes
- batteringsRepeated forceful strikes
drubbings · pummeling · blows · hits · strikes · whacks · smacks · thumps · hammerings · assaults
defeats
Overcomes or bests
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- routsDecisive, overwhelming defeats
- drubbingsOverwhelming defeats or beatings
shellackings · whippings · blowouts · wallopings · thrashings · humiliations · shutouts · massacres · demolitions · annihilations
attacks
Aggressive hostile actions
- lambastingsFierce verbal attacks
- excoriationsTorn or stripped skin
- denouncementsPublic declarations of blame
castigations · rebukes · condemnations · slams · takedowns · broadsides · tirades · diatribes · tongue-lashings · roastings
- thrashingsbeatings, drubbings, thrashings, whippings, floggings
clobberingsnail-biters
Suspenseful, closely contested events
photo finishes · squeakers · cliffhangers · toss-ups · draws