trouncings
Crushing victory margins
Trouncings are decisive defeats or severe beatings.
The word appears in contexts of competition and punishment alike: The team suffered several trouncings this season, The trouncings he received as a child left lasting marks.
Whether physical or figurative, trouncings imply thoroughness—not narrow losses but overwhelming ones.
Overwhelming one-sided victory
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- wallopingPowerful blow or defeat
- clobberingDefeating or striking decisively
demolishing · crushing · hammering · whipping · shellacking · pummeling · annihilation · beatdown
Self-conscious unease
- disgraceLoss of honor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- dishonorLoss of respect
degradation · humbling · abasement · chagrin · discomfiture · indignity · loss of face · ignominy
Competition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
finals · bout · showdown · clash · elimination · qualifier · derby · face-off
Highest rank or power
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- hegemonyDominant group's control
outclassing · overpowering · mastery · command · control · one-sidedness · lopsidedness
rout
Overwhelming one-sided victory
clobbering · demolishing · crushing · hammering · whipping · shellacking · pummeling · annihilation · beatdown · blowout
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- disgraceLoss of honor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
dishonor · degradation · humbling · abasement · chagrin · discomfiture · indignity · loss of face · ignominy · belittlement
championship
Competition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
rivalry · finals · bout · showdown · clash · elimination · qualifier · derby · face-off · grudge match
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
hegemony · outclassing · overpowering · mastery · command · control · one-sidedness · lopsidedness
trouncingsnail-biters
Suspenseful, closely contested events
photo finishes · squeakers · cliffhangers · draws · deadlocks
trouncingsdominations
Positions of supreme authority
routs · shellackings · walkovers · cakewalks · landslide victories
trouncingsblowouts
Decisive one-sided wins
routs · walkovers · landslides · demolitions · thrashings