Beat

/biːt/

Synonyms for "beat" (1189 found)

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Closest matches (238)

Noun(38 words)

cadence meter pulse rhythm agitating assault assaulting assignment bashing battering battersbeat areabeatnik belting bestbest project awardbests blackjacking bludgeoning bludgeons

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bopping buffeting buffets canes caning clobbering clobbers clubbing clubs cobbcoverage areacream buttercreaming creams crushing cudgeling cudgelling cudgels

about shipabrade abscond accent accentuation addle addled aerate agitateair lanealexandrineall inall up withalternation amaze ambit amphibrach amphimacer anacrusis anapest

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andanteandante tempoantispast area arena arrhythmia arsis articleat a lossatomize bacchiusback and fillbaffle baffled bailiwick balk bamboozle bamboozled bangbar beatbarnacle barrage bash baste bastinado baton batterbear awaybear offbear the palmbear to starboardbeat a rufflebeat a tattoobeat aboutbeat all hollowbeat hollowbeat itbeat offbeat the drumbeat timebeat to windwardbeat upbeatenbeaten pathbeating beguilebeguile ofbelabor belt best bested better bicker bilk birch blast blend blow bludgeon boggle bohemian bone-weary boodle border borderland boutbox offbray break breakaway brecciatebring aboutbring roundbroke bruisebudget of newsbuffalo buffaloed buffet bunco bungbung upbureaucracy bureaucratism burnburn outbushed busted bustle cadence cadency caesura cane cantcant roundcastcast aboutcastigate catalexischange coursechange the headingchase chastise cheat chinoiserie chisel chloriamb chloriambus chousechouse out ofchurnchurn upcircle circuit circumvent clobber close-haul clout club cogcog the dicecolon combcome aboutcomminutecompound timecon confound confounded conquer contriturate contuse convulse copy countcount the beatscounterpoint course cowhide cozen cream cretic crib crook crumb crumble crush cudgel curry cut

Adjective(2 words)

all inbushed

Verb(27 words)

amaze assaulted attack baffle batteredbeat outbeat upbelted bewhisker bewilder blackjacked blasted bludgeoned brained brutalise bunk caned circumvent clobbered clopped

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clubbed creamed crush crushedcudgel the braincudgeled cudgelled

Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (357)

cycle cyclicalness dactyldactylic hexameterdaily grinddance dash daze dazed deaddead tireddead-and-alivedead-tired deadbeat debilitate defeat defeated defraud demesne depart

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department destroy diaeresis diastole diddle dimeter din ding dipody disappoint disarrange discipline discomfited discompose disintegrate disquiet disturb dodo indo out ofdo updochmiac dogdog tireddog-tired dog-weary domain dominion donedone fordone indone updoodledouble a pointdown downbeat downtrodden drained drivedrive awaydrive offdrub drumdrum musicdrumbeat drumfire drumming duff dumpduple timedust elegiacelegiac coupletelegiac pentameteremphasis enervate epitrite equal euchre exceed excel excite exclusive exhaust exhausted fagfag outfaggedfagged outfalcon fallenfar outfashion fatigue fatiguedfeminine caesurafermentfetch aboutfield finagle finish fix fixed flag flagellate flail flam flap flatflat brokefleece flick flickerflight pathflimflam flip flit flitter flog floor floored flop flour flurry flush flutter foam fob foilfollow the houndsfoot forage forge form fowl fragment frazzlefree and easyfreeloader fret fringy froth frustrate fuddle fuddled fudgefull circlefustigate getget the better ofgive a whippinggive the stickgo aboutgo huntinggo pitapatgone gouge grain granulate granulize grate grindgrind to powdergroove grub gull gun gutter gybe gyp hammer harass have hawk heartbeat heartthrobheave roundhemisphere heptameter heptapody hereticalheroic coupletheterodox hexameter hexapody hide hippiehit the roadhocus hocus-pocushors de combathorsewhip hound hunthunt downiamb iambiciambic pentameterictusin a dilemmain suspenseinformal intermittence intermittency ionic itinerary jack jacklight jade jibejibe all standingjinglejog trotjudicial circuitjurisdictionkeep in suspensekeep timekinky knockknock outknock upknocked outknout lace lam lambaste lap largo larrup lash lather latheredlay onleave leechlevel of stresslevigate lick licked light lilt line loop luffluff upmake manhandle mantle marchmarch tempomasculine caesuramash master maul maverick maze measure metermetrical accentmetrical footmetrical groupmetrical unitmetrics metron millmiss staysmixmixed timesmolossusmop upmora mould movement muddle muddled mulctmuss upmystified mystifynews itemnonplus nonplussed

Adjective(2 words)

Verb(28 words)

decked demolished drubbed drubs drum drummed dumbfound edged excels exhaust flagellated flailed flap flapped flogged flummox get gravel hammered lambastes

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lammed lamsmaintain a steady cadencemauled moussed mystify nightclubbed nonplus

Noun(45 words)

defeat defeating defeats dint district downs drained drubbing drums duty edgeedge ofexhaustedfast paceflagellating flails flapping flaps flogs flurries

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fluttering gonging gongs hammer hammering hammerings hammers heartbeat heartbeats horsewhipping lambasting lamed lashing licks lilts mace maces macing mauls measure metre moussesmusic unitmusical rhythmnightsticks

Related words (594)

not cricketnot donenot koshernumber numbers offbeaton tenterhookson the skidsoofless orb orbit original oscillationout-of-the-wayoutclass outdo outdone outfight outgeneral outmaneuver

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outpoint outrun outsail outshine outstrip overborne overcome overfatigue overmastered overmatched overpower overpowered overreach overridden overrun overstrain overthrow overthrown overtire overturned overweary overwhelm overwhelmedpack the dealpaddle paeon pale palpitate palpitation panicked pant paradiddle parasite pass paste path patrol patter peltpendulum motionpentameter pentapody period periodicalness periodicity perplex perplexed perturb perturbate pestle piece pigeon pinchpistol whippistol-whippiston motionpitapatpitter patterpitter-patterplay drumplayed outply pommel pooppoop outpoopedpooped outpound pounding pour powderpractice fraud uponprecinct presto prevailprevail overprimary stressprimrose pathproceleusmatic prosodics prosody prostrate provinceprowl afterpulsate pulsation pulse pulverize pummel punish putput aboutput backput to routpuzzle puzzled pyrrhic quantity quiver rack rag ragtime rake ramp ransack raprat-a-tatrat-tatrat-tat-tatrataplan rattattoo rawhideready to droprealm ream reappearance recurrencered tapered-tapeismreduce to powderregular wave motionreoccurrence return revolution rhyme rhythmrhythmic patternrhythmical stressride to houndsrile ripplerise aboveroad roil roll rook rotationrough uproughen roundround a pointround triprounds rout route routed routinerub-a-dubrubato ruff ruffle ruin ruined rummage rumple runrun awayrun offrutsail finescam scattered scoop scour scourge screw scrunch scumsea lanesearch seasonalitysecondary stresssell gold bricksseries settle settledsextuple timeshade shakeshake upshape shard shave sheer shellac shift shikar shoot shortchange shortcut shred silencedsimple timeskinskin aliveskinnedskinned aliveskunk slam slap slash slat sledgehammer sleepy slew smash smear smell-feast smite smothersound a tattoospank spatter spell spent sphere splatter splutter spondee sponge sponger sportspot newssprung rhythmspume sputter squashsquirrel cagestaccatostack the cardsstalk stampeded start steamroller stickstill huntstill-hunt sting stirstir upstone-broke stony story strap strapped stressstress accentstress patternstrike stripe stroke stuck stump stumped subdiscipline subdue sucker sud suds surmount surpass swerve swindle swingswing roundswing the sternswinge swirl switch syncopation syncope systole syzygy tack taketake a divetake the caketan tap tat-tat tattoo tempotempo rubatotertiary stresstetrameter tetrapody tetraseme thesis thimblerig thrashthree-quarter timethresh throb throbbing throwthrow a fightthrow aboutthrown thrum thud thump thumping thwart tick ticktock timetime patterntiming tiretire outtire to deathtired outtired to deathtom tomtom-tom toptouch the windtour tracktrade routetrail traject trajectory trajet trample transcend tread treadmill tribrach trim trimeter trimmedtriple timetriplet tripody triseme triturate triumphtriumph overtrochee trouble trounce trounced trump truncheon tuckertuckered outturnturn backtwo-four timeunconventional undo undone undulation unfashionable unorthodox upbeat upend upsetuse upused upvanquish veer victimize wag waggle walk wallopwaltz timewanewashed upwashed-up wave waverway outweak stressweaken wearwear downwear onwear outwear shipwearyweary unto deathwell-worn groovewhack whacked whale wheel whelmed whipwhip upwhipped whisk whomp whop wilt win windwiped outwork upworn outworn-out worst worsted yaw

Verb(74 words)

outbid outbids outcompete outdid outfox outperformed outperforms outplays outranks outrival outscore outsell outsells outshone outsmart outvoted outwit overcomes overreach paddled

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palpitated palpitates percuss perplex pipped pommeled pose poundpound with fistspounded pulsate pulsated pulsates pulsating pulsed pulverizes pummelled puzzle pwned quiver roughed scooped scourged scramble shell smoked smote spanked stick stupefy surpassed tenderise thrashed threshed threshes throbbed thrum thump thumped tick ticktack ticktock trounce trumped tuckertucker outvanquish vexwash upwhaled whelked whisked whoopedwork over

Noun(87 words)

outdo outperform outperforming outplay overbid paddles paddling patrolpatrol areapattering pip pips pommeling pommelling pommels pounds pula pulsation pulses pulsing

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Adjective(3 words)

ramshackle ugly wonderful

Adjective(4 words)

rhythmic motionslippered tuckered whopping

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More general

87 entries

act agitate bedevil befuddle bespeak betoken cheat chisel commove confound confuse createdescriptive adjectivediscombobulate displace disturb

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More specific

21 entries

cadencedowntown beatdrainededucation beatgroove hammerlocal government beatmeterneighborhood beatoutdo outperform pulse pummelschool beatscience beatspent

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Collocations

18 entries

beat frequencybeat patternbeat reporterbeat timebeat-down argumentbeat-up carbeat-up deskbeat-up equipmentbeat-up notebookbeat-up shoesbeating heartdrum beatdrumbeateducation beatheartbeatpolice beat

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Inflections

5 entries

beaten beating beatsmore beatmost beat

Derivations

7 entries

beatable beaten beater beating beatness beats unbeatable

similar

19 entries

beat outcircumvent crush drum flap outfox outsmart outwit overreach pound pulsate pulse shell throb thrum thump

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Translations

31 translations across 18 languages.

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Azerbaijani

1 entries

ritm noun (rhythm)

Bengali

1 entries

তাল noun (rhythm)

Bulgarian

2 entries

ри́тъм noun (rhythm)
такт noun (rhythm)

Dutch

3 entries

beat noun (rhythm)
puls noun (rhythm)
ritme noun (rhythm)

Finnish

4 entries

kotipaikka noun (place of habitual or frequent resort)
tahti noun (rhythm)
tontti noun (area of a person's responsibility)
vastuualue noun (area of a person's responsibility)

French

1 entries

secteur noun (area of a person's responsibility)

German

2 entries

Beat noun (rhythm)
Takt noun (rhythm)

Italian

2 entries

ritmo noun (rhythm)
tempo noun (rhythm)

Latin

1 entries

rhythmus noun (rhythm)

Macedonian

1 entries

такт noun (rhythm)

Malay

1 entries

rentak noun (rhythm)

Māori

2 entries

taki noun (rhythm)
ūngeri noun (rhythm)

Polish

1 entries

rytm noun (rhythm)

Romanian

1 entries

ritm noun (rhythm)

Russian

2 entries

разме́р noun (rhythm)
ритм noun (rhythm)

Spanish

3 entries

ritmo noun (rhythm)
sector noun (area of a person's responsibility)
ámbito noun (area of a person's responsibility)

Swedish

1 entries

rytm noun (rhythm)

Ukrainian

2 entries

ритм noun (rhythm)
такт noun (rhythm)

Sample sentences

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He won't beat me.

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I beat him completely in the debate.

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Don't beat around the bush.

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We beat about for a solution to the problem.

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