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Definitions

scalping

NOUN

defeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beating blow breakdown collapse debacle destruction drubbing embarrassment failure killing loss massacre rout setback thrashing triumph

STRONG

KO ambush annihilation break check conquest count discomfiture extermination fall lacing licking mastery paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin shellacking slaughter subjugation trap trashing trimming trouncing waxing whaling whipping whitewashing

WEAK

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment achievement boon success win

STRONG

surrender yielding

WEAK

attainment mastery victory

NOUN

licking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

whipping

STRONG

KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle destruction discomfiture drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin setback shellacking slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whitewashing

WEAK

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement boon building construction creation forfeit good fortune loss rise success surrender victory win yielding

NOUN

thrashing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilation beating conquest debacle drubbing rout trouncing whipping

STRONG

KO ambush blow break breakdown check collapse count destruction discomfiture embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing licking loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin setback shellacking slaughter subjugation trap trashing trimming triumph waxing whaling whitewashing

WEAK

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement building construction creation good fortune rise success win

NOUN

vanquishment

Synonyms

WEAK

KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle defeasance destruction discomfiture downthrow drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall insuccess killing lacing licking loss massacre mastery nonsuccess overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin setback shellacking slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whipping whitewashing

Example Sentences

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On the scalping site StubHub, tickets for the BTS shows in Mexico are going for as much as $13,000.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

He also stood next to Trump in the White House last year as the president signed an executive order on ticket scalping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Hit products generate the kind of buzz you might see only for a limited-edition sneaker or the latest iPhone, necessitating preorders or, when inventories inevitably dry up, leading to scalping.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

The events have sparked a conversation around ticket scalping in India, where people use bots or automation tools to bypass queues and purchase multiple tickets to sell on reselling platforms.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

Tell everybody, when you write your story, that they’re scalping our souls out here.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

scalping

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