Cakewalk and Shellacking

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Cakewalk noun - Something easily done or dealt with.

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Shellacking is an antonym for cakewalk.

Shellacking noun - Failure to win a contest.

Usage example: suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition

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Cakewalk is an antonym for shellacking.

Nearby Word: shellacked

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