beatdown

Examples

• All

• Mariota returned after an injury and led Oregon to another beatdown, this time over Cal.

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• I actually found myself feeling sorry for the Iowa players as the beatdown worsened in the third quarter.

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• Looking forward to the beatdown coming your way in Athens next October.

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• The ESPN announcers called it best: this was a beatdown.

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• Speaking of Alabama, they now own all but one first-place vote after another beatdown, this time at the expense of Florida Atlantic.

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• Their closest game was a 25-point beatdown on Lehigh, which is a decent team with a potential NBA Lottery pick.

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• A 115-85 Boston beatdown of the Nets in which the Celtics never trailed the entire game.

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• But the Badgers passed just seven times in their last game, a 62-14 beatdown of Indiana in which they rushed for 564 yards.

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• The team suffered a devastating beatdown in the championship game, losing by 50 points.

• After a series of victories, the coach was shocked by the team's unexpected beatdown on the field last weekend.

Synonyms

D

defeat

vsbeatdown

275 2.5

A loss in a game, match, or election that means you do not win

is a stronger term indicating a particularly severe or overwhelming loss

B

beating

vsbeatdown

57 2.8

A heavy loss in a game or match

is more intense, signalling an especially severe or overwhelming loss

R

rout

vsbeatdown

12 7.2

A complete defeat in which one side loses badly

is severe but less absolute, not always leaving no recovery chance

S

slaughter

vsbeatdown

8 4.6

A very large defeat in a contest or game

is intense too but may not imply extreme one-sided harm

W

whupping

vsbeatdown

• Informal

8 9.1

A strong beating in a fight or a big loss in a game

is severe as well but can be less physical and more general

W

whipping

vsbeatdown

• Informal

5 5.6

A heavy defeat in a game or contest that embarrasses the losers

focuses on the severe nature but not always on clear superiority

S

shellacking

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• Informal

5 8.4

A very big loss in a game, match, or argument

is severe too but may not always carry the same humiliation focus

W

whooping

vsbeatdown

• Informal

5 6.6

A heavy defeat in a game or contest

is equally severe but is more neutral and less informal in tone

D

drubbing

vsbeatdown

4 7.9

A very complete loss in a game or contest

is also severe but may be described more informally or narrowly

T

thrashing

vsbeatdown

• Informal

3 5.4

A heavy defeat in a game or contest

is similar but can be less about large margins and more about severity

T

trouncing

vsbeatdown

2 7.4

A very strong defeat, usually in a game or election, leaving the loser embarrassed

covers severe loss generally without stressing public display of dominance

W

walloping

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• Informal

1 7.5

A complete beating in a game or contest

is broader, applying to severe losses in fights as well as contests

D

demolishment

vsbeatdown

6.5

A very large defeat of one side by another, for example in a game

is about a severe loss but not necessarily violent imagery

Antonyms

V

victory

∞ 1.0

A win against an opponent or a difficult problem

How Severe

rout

12 7.2

beatdown

• Slang

6 7.7

drubbing

4 7.9

defeat

275 2.5

loss

695 2.1

setback

148 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology