Synonyms of rout

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verb

ˈrōt 

1

as in to overcome

to defeat by a large margin

as expected, the professional team had no trouble routing the amateurs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• whip
• bury
• bomb
• master
• upset
• beat
• trounce
• annihilate
• flatten
• thrash
• blow away
• drub
• trim
• smother
• paste
• overwhelm
• dust
• throw
• skin
• cream
• clobber
• top
• sweep
• smoke
• take
• wax
• score
• worst
• wallop
• whup
• whomp
• conquer
• snow under
• surpass
• beat the pants off
• dispatch
• destroy
• shellac
• succeed
• exceed
• whop
• wipe the floor with
• slaughter
• run circles around
• subdue
• skunk
• best
• tromp
• eat alive
• better
• crush
• vanquish
• overthrow
• cap
• finish
• surmount
• lick
• overmatch
• subjugate
• triumph (over)
• prevail (over)
• overpower
• outdistance
• win (against)
• hurdle
• outstrip
• ace (out)
• eclipse
• excel
• outdo
• overtop
• overbear
• edge (out)
• transcend
• upend
• outshine
• knock over
• knock off
• flourish
• outfight
• sink
• pip
• break
• nose out
• do in

2

as in to out

to drive or force out

the nation's ground and air forces quickly routed the would-be invaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• out
• chase
• eject
• banish
• dismiss
• cast out
• oust
• turf (out)
• expel
• sack
• run off
• kick out
• drum (out)
• evict
• turn out
• extrude
• bounce
• exile
• boot (out)
• remove
• fire
• throw out
• read out
• shut out
• dispossess
• send packing
• give one the gate
• expatriate
• ostracize
• muster out
• deforce
• displace
• can
• ax
• pink-slip
• deport
• retire
• terminate
• discharge
• defenestrate
• release
• cashier

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take
• receive
• accept
• admit
• take in
• welcome
• house
• entertain
• shelter
• harbor
• lodge

rout

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noun (1)

ˈrau̇t 

1

as in defeat

failure to win a contest

the championship game was a humiliating rout for the team that had been favored to win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeat
• loss
• beating
• setback
• overthrow
• trouncing
• whipping
• trimming
• drubbing
• shellacking
• plastering
• licking
• failure
• collapse
• upset
• flop
• fiasco
• debacle
• shutout
• lump
• washout
• whitewash
• lurch
• fizzle
• nonsuccess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• victory
• success
• triumph
• win
• achievement
• accomplishment
• sweep
• blowout
• runaway
• landslide
• romp
• cakewalk
• walkover
• walkaway

2

as in escape

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement

in the mad rout from the school shooter, it was every person for himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flight
• breakout
• lam
• break
• getaway
• bunk
• rescue
• slip
• liberation
• salvation
• redemption
• deliverance
• jailbreak
• close call
• release
• near miss
• close shave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imprisonment
• confinement
• captivity
• incarceration
• risk
• custody
• internment
• retention
• trouble
• holding
• detention
• hold
• hazard
• immurement
• peril
• jeopardy
• endangerment
• imperilment

rout

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noun (2)

ˈrau̇t 

1

as in throng

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a great rout of rubberneckers had gathered around the scene of the accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throng
• swarm
• crowd
• horde
• flock
• army
• multitude
• mob
• legion
• herd
• crush
• drove
• mass
• host
• bike
• press
• masses
• millions
• scrum
• cram
• rabble
• mountain
• pile
• heap
• rabblement
• gaggle
• jam
• riffraff
• logjam

2

as in populace

people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class

at first the protests were dismissed as nothing more than the idle doings of the restless rout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• populace
• masses
• rabble
• public
• proletariat
• people
• mob
• scum
• rabblement
• trash
• tag, rag, and bobtail
• ragtag and bobtail
• unwashed
• riffraff
• dregs
• commons
• multitude
• millions
• rank and file
• commoners
• herd
• middle class
• bourgeoisie
• plebeians
• working class
• hoi polloi

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• society
• elite
• upper class
• quality
• gentry
• aristocracy
• establishment
• elect
• upper crust
• A-list
• nobility
• peerage
• gentlefolk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rout

Verb

Zach Neto was 5-for-6 with his 21st homer and a career-high seven RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels scored their most runs in three years to rout the Houston Astros 18-3 on Thursday night. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

The Dutch monarchs, who were joined by their daughter Princess Ariane, began the day by watching Holland rout Sweden 5-1 in a Group F match. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026

Noun

The Kansas City Current returned to its winning ways with a convincing 4-1 rout over the Denver Summit. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Seattle’s Shaun Alexander scores an NFL-record five touchdowns in the first half of a 48-23 rout of Minnesota. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing rout

• rout (out)