Synonyms for trounce
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Beat — to beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a…
beat, flog AU NZ, defeat, beat out, vanquish, rout, outwit, outsmart, thump, crush, smash, thrash, lick, spank, chew up, shell, murder, outfox, overpower, subdue, wallop, drub
2. Castigate
castigate, chide, call down, berate, remonstrate, lambast UK, lamblast US, scold, take to task, dress down, bawl out, have words, reprimand, rag, lecture, jaw, chastise, chew out slang US
4. Rebuke — to chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language
Other
clean someone's clock informal, scourge, flagellate
Definitions
- v. 1
To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
The German team trounced the Brazilians by 7 goals to 1.
- v. 2
To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
- v. 3
To beat severely; to thrash.
- v. 4
To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.
Forms
- Past participle
- trounced
e.g. trounced → beaten, flogged, defeated, vanquished…
Example sentences
- defeat Don't do that, Tom! That would defeat the purpose!
- rout The team's defense couldn't prevent the rout.
- vanquish We must vanquish our opponents.
- castigate Don't castigate me. I haven't done anything wrong.
By length
- 3 letters
- jaw1, rag1
- 4 letters
- beat1, whip1, lick1, lash1, rout1, welt1, flog1, drub1
- 5 letters
- shell1, crush1, smash1, strap1, slash1, spank1, thump1, scold1, chide1
- 6 letters
- murder2, defeat2, thrash1, subdue2, rebuke2, lather2, wallop2, outwit2, berate2, outfox2
- 7 letters
- lecture2, scourge1, censure2, lambast
- 8 letters
- outsmart2, vanquish2, chastise2, lamblast
- 9 letters
- overpower4, reprimand3, castigate3
- 10 letters
- flagellate3
- 11 letters
- remonstrate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (murder2 = 2 syllables).