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romp

romp

3 6.5
An easy win in a competition
  • noun
  • /rɑmp/
  • Literature
translation icon : victoria aplastante
  • Phillips remains untested as a passer after only throwing seven passes in UW's romp over Indiana last week.
  • won in a romp
  • 10-1 romp
  • 7-1 romp

Examples

  • Back in Philadelphia less than three weeks later, Sporting KC redeemed itself with a 2-0 romp in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals.

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  • After all, the Washington Democrat had guided her party to an election night romp that surpassed all expectations, as Democrats expanded their majority to likely 55 seats.

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  • Blue Boy wins, Captain Gilbert second, and Romp is third.

  • Looks like an MVP romp again, folks.

  • Beginning with a three from Rodney Cooper on its next possession, Alabama turned an advantage into a romp, pulling away in a 77-55 win to end the two-day event celebrating midcourt at Madison Square Garden.

    Blog text (12)
  • Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of royal scoundrel Edmund Blackadder in this hilariously skewered romp through British history.

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  • The team celebrated their 50-10 romp in the championship game with a victory parade.

  • After their recent 60-5 romp against their rivals, the fans are hopeful for a successful season.

  • The players enjoyed a decisive 80-20 romp over their opponent, securing their place in the finals.

Synonyms

blowout
vsromp
  • Informal
23 3.7

A very easy win by a large score difference

is about easy or decisive victory without focusing on score size
runaway
vsromp
4 5.1

An easy victory won by a large amount

is the basic idea of easy victory without emphasizing margin
walkaway
vsromp
  • Informal
1 6.7

An easy win in a competition with little opposition

is the general sense of an easy or decisive win without overwhelm
walkover
vsromp
1 4.4

An easy contest or task that someone wins with little effort

focuses on result rather than the low effort needed to win
waltz
vsromp
  • Informal
1 5.3

An easy, clear victory in a competition or election

is the neutral term for easy victory across different situations
laugher
vsromp
  • Informal
1 7.4

A contest where one person or team wins by a lot

is the standard notion of an easy or decisive victory instead

Antonyms

275 2.5

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

Compounds

6.8

A short playful meeting between lovers that is sexual or romantic

How Decisive

rout
12 7.2
blowout
  • Informal
23 3.7
romp
  • Literature
3 6.5
victory
1.0

Surface Forms

romp singular
romps plural

Etymology

Romp probably comes from an old word meaning 'to tumble or rush about'. So an election or game that is a romp feels like the winner rushed through the contest and easily left others behind.