licking - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for licking , a list of similar words for licking from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Synonyms

• beating
• drubbing
• lacing
• licking
• thrashing
• trouncing
• whacking

More generic

• corporal punishment

More specific

• flagellation
• flogging
• lashing
• tanning
• whipping

Noun

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

Synonyms

• defeat
• licking

More generic

• conclusion
• ending
• failure
• finish

More specific

• debacle
• drubbing
• heartbreaker
• lurch
• rout
• shutout
• skunk
• slaughter
• thrashing
• trouncing
• walloping
• waterloo
• whipping
• whitewash

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