Synonyms for defeated
de·feat·ed

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1. defeated, discomfitedadjective

   people who are defeated

   "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"

   Synonyms:
   discomfited

   Antonyms:
   unbowed, triumphant, unbeaten, unconquered, undefeated, unvanquished, successful, victorious

2. defeatedadjective

   beaten or overcome; not victorious

   "the defeated enemy"

   Synonyms:
   thwarted, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated

   Antonyms:
   successful, undefeated, unbowed, unconquered, unbeaten, unvanquished, victorious, triumphant

3. defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwartedadjective

   disappointingly unsuccessful

   "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"

   Synonyms:
   thwarted, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated

   Antonyms:
   successful, unbeaten, unconquered, undefeated, unbowed, triumphant, victorious, unvanquished

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1. List of paraphrases for "defeated":

   vanquished, beat, beaten, untied, undone, rejected, conquered, defeat, overcame, trounced, overcome, negatived, dismissed, blanked, overthrown, bested

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1. Jonathan Spyer:

   The( y) are almost without doubt people who want Netanyahu to be defeated, the revelations mean that V15 which, in its very style and name, comes across as an alien presence on the Israeli scene, is unlikely to have the effect that its creators desired. And that’s good for Israeli democracy, whether or not you want to see Netanyahu re-elected.

2. Justin Logan:

   If the goal were to stay until radical Islamist resistance in Afghanistan was defeated, we would be there forever.

3. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

4. Kristen Race:

   This allows kids to get the opportunity to see that their parents make mistakes, too, and that mistakes are opportunities for growth, you don't have to feel defeated by them.

5. Epicurus:

   In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.