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Synonyms for defeat
dɪˈfitde·feat

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. defeat

    Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to beat on the soles of the feet; belabor, to inflict a comprehensive and exhaustive beating; cudgel, to beat with a stick; thrash, as wheat was beaten out with the old hand-flail; to pound (akin to Latin pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument. To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion. The metaphorical sense of beat, however, so far preponderates that one may be very badly bruised and battered, and yet not be said to be beaten, unless he has got the worst of the beating. To beat a combatant is to disable or dishearten him for further fighting. Hence beat becomes the synonym for every word which implies getting the advantage of another. Compare CONQUER.

    Almost all antonyms in this class are passive, and can be formed indefinitely from the conquering words by the use of the auxiliary be; as, be beaten, be defeated, be conquered, etc.

    Synonyms:
    bastinado, batter, beat, belabor, bruise, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, flog, overcome, pommel, pound, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whip, worst

    Antonyms:
    fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender

    Preposition:
    Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. defeatnoun

    Synonyms:
    frustration, overthrow, discomfiture

    Antonyms:
    victory, triumph, success

  2. defeatverb

    Synonyms:
    conquer, overcome, worst, beat, baffle, rout, overthrow, vanquish, frustrate, foil

    Antonyms:
    secure, promote, insure, speed, advance, establish, aid

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. defeat, lickingnoun

    an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

    "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

    Synonyms:
    thrashing, trouncing, frustration, whacking, drubbing, beating, lacing, licking

    Antonyms:
    triumph, victory

  2. frustration, defeatverb

    the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

    Synonyms:
    frustration, thwarting, licking, foiling

    Antonyms:
    victory, triumph

  3. get the better of, overcome, defeatverb

    win a victory over

    "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

    Synonyms:
    surmount, vote out, overwhelm, overcome, subdue, kill, get the best, whelm, overpower, shoot down, vote down, get the better of, sweep over, have the best, overtake, get over, master

    Antonyms:
    victory, triumph

  4. kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote outverb

    thwart the passage of

    "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

    Synonyms:
    pour down, drink down, toss off, shoot, wipe out, overcome, buck, kill, down, bolt down, pop, stamp out, belt down, tear, vote down, shoot down, vote out, charge, obliterate, land, get the better of, turn thumbs down

    Antonyms:
    victory, triumph

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. defeatnoun

    Synonyms:
    overthrow, downfall, rout, discomfiture, repulse

  2. defeatnoun

    Synonyms:
    frustration

  3. defeatverb

    Synonyms:
    conquer, overthrow, overcome, vanquish, checkmate, repulse, beat, discomfit, rout

  4. defeatverb

    Synonyms:
    frustrate, baffle, foil, balk, disconcert, disappoint

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. defeatnoun

    Synonyms:
    repulse, overthrow, vanquishment, foil, rout, frustration, disappointment

  2. defeatverb

    Synonyms:
    conquer, vanquish, repulse, discomfit, rout, checkmate, outwit, balk, foil, frustrate

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How to use defeat in a sentence?

  1. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

    To eliminate the parent tumor in Iraq and Syria, we are enabling local, motivated forces with critical support from a global coalition wielding a suite of capabilities — ranging from airstrikes, special forces, cyber tools, intelligence, equipment, mobility and logistics, training, advice and assistance, it must be local forces who deliver( ISIS) a lasting defeat, because only they can secure and govern the territory by building long-term trust within the populations they liberate.

  2. Russell Baker:

    The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

  3. Tristain A Shury:

    Sometimes adversity or pain may derail you, but never allow them to defeat you. Instead, let them be your drive towards a great story of triumph.

  4. Pete Buttigieg:

    I respect Bernie Sanders, Sen. Bernie Sanders, i believe the ideals Bernie Sanders talks about our ideals we all share. But I also believe that the way we will build the movement to defeat President Donald Trump in November is to call people into our tent, not to call them names online.

  5. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee:

    I'll keep all the options on the table in order to defeat the evil forces of radical Islam.


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