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blowout

blowout

23 3.7
A very easy win by a large score difference
  • noun
  • /ˈbloʊaʊt/
  • Informal
translation icon : victoria aplastante
  • Memorable moments amid blowout victories are a Senior Day tradition for the Boise State football team.
  • a blowout win
  • a blowout victory
  • a blowout loss

Late polling seemed to point to a blowout Newsom win.

Examples

  • This was supposed to be a blowout, and they're showing you up in front of the whole nation.

    The Longest Yard (2005)

  • The game should have been a Nats blowout if the bats showed up.

    Blog text (5)

  • So this is a total blowout, man.

    Play It to the Bone (1999)

  • So far this match has been a blowout.

    Wimbledon (2004)

  • And this game is starting to look like a blowout.

    The Longest Yard (2005)

  • It's gonna be a blowout.

    Hits (2014)

  • We have a major blowout!

    Always (1989)

  • Stanford finds a new QB during a blowout win in Colorado.

    Blog text (9)

  • Can the Nats win several blowouts in a row so we don't have to have a closer debate?

    Blog text (5)

  • The basketball game turned into a blowout when the home team won by 40 points.

Synonyms

rout
vsblowout
12 7.2

A complete defeat in which one side loses badly

applies to an overwhelming win as seen from the victor's result
whipping
vsblowout
  • Informal
5 5.6

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

is used for the winner's overwhelming success rather than the loser's loss
runaway
vsblowout
4 5.1

An easy victory won by a large amount

covers wins both by ease and by very large margin
thrashing
vsblowout
  • Informal
3 5.4

A heavy defeat in a game or contest

describes the same event from the winner's point of view as an overwhelming win
romp
vsblowout
  • Literature
3 6.5

An easy win in a competition

leans more toward overwhelming margin than just a clear decision
trouncing
vsblowout
2 7.4

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

frames that outcome from the victor's side as a very large win
walkaway
vsblowout
  • Informal
1 6.7

An easy win in a competition with little opposition

stresses a large margin or overwhelming victory rather than mere ease
walkover
vsblowout
1 4.4

An easy contest or task that someone wins with little effort

includes wins by large margin as well as effortless ones
laugher
vsblowout
  • Informal
1 7.4

A contest where one person or team wins by a lot

often implies an overwhelming result rather than just low difficulty
to landslide
vsblowout
  • Literature
1 4.3

To win an election or contest by a very large number of votes

is the general term for easy or overwhelming wins outside elections

Antonyms

loss
439 1.4

The event when you stop having someone or something important

defeat
275 2.5

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

How Decisive

blowout
  • Informal
23 3.7
comfortable
8 3.4
to win
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

blowout singular
blowouts plural

Morphology

blowout = blow (semi-transparent) = out + blow

Components 'blow' + 'out' are visible, but the idiomatic sense 'a very large victory' is a metaphorical extension not directly inferable by all learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Blowout comes from blow + out, meaning to force something 'out' or away. So a sports 'blowout' is when one team is 'blown away' and loses by a large amount.