drubs
Wins by miles
Drubs is the third-person singular of drub, meaning to beat soundly—whether physically or in competition.
A team that drubs its opponent wins decisively: The home team drubs the visitors 42-7.
The word carries a sense of thoroughness; a drubbing isn't close.
Overwhelming defeat
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- routingPath selection process
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
annihilating · decimating · shellacking · steamrolling · whitewashing · blowout · landslide · massacre
Decisive, lopsided defeat
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
clobbering · trouncing · hammering · thumping · bashing · smashing · clubbing · cudgeling
Harshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
- castigatingSeverely criticizing or reprimanding
- denouncingPublicly declaring disapproval
- beratingHarsh verbal criticism
scolding · rebuking · censuring · condemning · pillorying · roasting · flaying · savaging
trouncing
Overwhelming defeat
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- routingPath selection process
overwhelming · annihilating · decimating · shellacking · steamrolling · whitewashing · blowout · landslide · massacre · rout
thrashing
Decisive, lopsided defeat
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
battering · clobbering · trouncing · hammering · thumping · bashing · smashing · clubbing · cudgeling · whacking
lambasting
Harshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
- castigatingSeverely criticizing or reprimanding
- denouncingPublicly declaring disapproval
berating · scolding · rebuking · censuring · condemning · pillorying · roasting · flaying · savaging · blasting