Defeat

/dɪˈfiːt/

Synonyms for "defeat" (435 found)

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Verb(14 words)

overcome beat beaten bested blackjackedbring downcheckmatedchew upconfoundedconquer a peopleconquered conquers convince crushed

answeranswer conclusivelyargue downback baffle bafflement balk balking bankruptcy barbear downbear the palmbeatbeat all hollowbeat downbeat hollowbeating bestbetrayed hopebilk

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blastblasted expectationblighted hopeblock blow brave breakbring downbuffetcast downchallenge check checkmate circumvent cleaning cleanup clobber clobbering collapse comedown confound confounding confront confute conquer conquest contradict contravene controvert cook counter counteract countermand counterwork crash crosscruel disappointmentcrush dash

Noun(14 words)

bashing beat beating beats best besting bruising checkmates checkmating circumventing conquer cream creaming crushing

Strong matches (131)

dashed hopedeathblow debacle defeasancedefeat expectationdefy demolish demoralize deny destroy destruction disappoint disappointment discomfit discomfiture disconcert disconcertion discountenance dish disillusion

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disillusionment dismissdispose ofdisrupt dissatisfaction dissatisfydo fordo indowncast downfall downthrow drub drubbing dusting elude end enervate failure fallfallen countenancefiasco finish fix fizzle floor flummox foil foilingforlorn hopefrustrate frustration futility hide hiding hinderhope deferredhors de combatill successimpede kayoknock outknock the chocksko lambaste lambasting latherlet downletdown lick lickinglosing gamemastery mirage miscarriage

Noun(31 words)

debunk defeated defeating destroying discomfits disprove down downing downs edgeedge offailfail verbfailure felling fells foil frag frustrate frustration

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hinder humblings invalidateitalian polverizzareknock licking licks losing loss matemost beat

Verb(23 words)

destroyed dethrones dominating downed drubbedeat someone for breakfasteat someone's lunchedged exterminated flog flooredget the better ofhammered humble incinerates kayoedkick asskill kills knocked

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lickedlose the gamemurdelize

Adjective(3 words)

discomfiting fellest humbler

Related words (217)

neutralizeno gononaccomplishment nonplus nonsuccess obstruct outclass outdo outfight outgeneral outmaneuver outpoint outrun outsail outshine overcome overpower overrun overthrow overturn

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overwhelm parry perplexprevail overputput to silencequietus rebuff rebut reducereduce to silencerefute repress repulse reversal reverserise aboverout ruin sabotage scotch scuttle setback settle shellackingshoot downshut upsilence sink skinskin alivesmashsmash all oppositionsore disappointmentspike spoil squash squelchstand in the waystonewall stop stump stymie subdual subdue subduing subjugate subjugation subvert successlessness suppress surmounttake the caketantalization tantalize tease terminate thrash thrashing thwart thwarting topple torpedo trim trimming triumphtriumph overtrounce trouncing undermine undo undoing unsuccess unsuccessfulness upset uselessness vanquish vanquishment veto warming waterloo whip whipping win worst

Noun(45 words)

ninepins outplay outplaying outs outvote override pips pummeling pwning refute rocroi routs schoolschool showsschool spanish vocabularyschooling schools setback skunking slaughtering

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smitane smites smiting smoke spanking spites subduing swatting thwacking thwacks thwart trounces trump upsets upsetting vanquish vanquished vanquishing wack wallop wallops whoop wins worsting worsts

Verb(64 words)

obliterate outdone outfox outguess outmanoeuvred outmatch outplayed outplays outrun outsmart outsmarts outvoted outwit outwitted overbear overcame overcomes overpower overpowered overpowers

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overwhelmed overwhelms overwin own pipped prevailed pulped pulverise pulverize pulverizes pummel pwn pwned pwns rape reduceshoot downskunked smashed smit spank spankedsteal the showsubduesubdue rebellionsubdued subvert surmount swattered thrash thwacked thwarted trounce trounced unseats vanquish vanquishesvote downvote outwallopedweaken resolvewhipped whooped zapped

Adjective(3 words)

overpoweringunenacted rulewhopping

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More general

14 entries

blackball conclusion disappointment disprove ending failure finish letdown negative outcome prevent veto win

More specific

12 entries

annihilate debunkdecisive defeatfoil frustrategoal failureminor defeatoutfight outplayproject failurerefute thwart

Collocations

11 entries

defeat an attemptdefeat an opponentdefeat decisivelydefeat soundlydefeat the plandefeat the purposedefeatism failure loss outcome setback

Inflections

3 entries

defeated defeating defeats

Derivations

6 entries

defeatable defeated defeater defeating defeatism defeatist

Antonyms

1 entries

victory

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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The manager threw in the towel in defeat and planned how to win the next game.

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The Giants were well on the way to defeat.

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The lawsuit is likely to end in our defeat.

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Actually, we had prepared ourselves for defeat.

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