All defeat synonyms
deΒ·feat
D d verb defeat
- frustrate β to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- overpower β to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
- overwhelm β to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- overthrow β to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- vanquish β to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- knock out β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- drub β to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
- win β to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- trounce β to beat severely; thrash.
- clobber β You can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber.
- edge β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- thrash β to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- outplay β to play better than.
- outwit β to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- blank β Something that is blank has nothing on it.
noun defeat
- loss β detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- massacre β the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- drubbing β a blow with a stick or the like.
- rout β a bellow.
- thrashing β an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow.
- setback β Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- killing β the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
- failure β an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- debacle β A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.
- breakdown β The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- beating β If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
- triumph β the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
- destruction β Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- downfall β descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- disappointment β Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- reversal β an act or instance of reversing.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- repulse β to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- conquest β Conquest is the act of conquering a country or group of people.
- licking β a stroke of the tongue over something.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- trashing β anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- whipping β an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- trimming β the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- slaughter β Frank, 1908β2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- discomfiture β Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- fall β to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.