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Synonyms & Antonyms of beat
(Entry 1 of 3)
- they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine
Synonyms for beat
- bash,
- baste,
- bat,
- batter,
- belabor,
- belt,
- birch,
- bludgeon,
- buffet,
- bung up,
- club,
- curry,
- do,
- drub,
- fib
- [British],
- flog,
- hammer,
- hide,
- lace,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lash,
- lather,
- lick,
- maul,
- mess (up),
- paddle,
- pelt,
- pommel,
- pound,
- pummel,
- punch out,
- rough (up),
- slate,
- slog,
- switch,
- tan,
- thrash,
- thresh,
- thump,
- tromp,
- wallop,
- whale,
- whip,
- whop
- (or whap),
- whup,
- work over
Words Related to beat
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- beset,
- box,
- bust,
- chop,
- clobber,
- clout,
- crack,
- cudgel,
- cuff,
- descend (on or upon),
- hit,
- jump (on),
- knock,
- lam,
- lay on,
- paste,
- pounce (on or upon),
- punch,
- raid,
- rush,
- slam,
- slap,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- storm,
- swat,
- swipe,
- thwack,
- whack,
- wham,
- whomp
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- she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess
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- this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation
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- the bird's wings beat strongly as it soared in the air
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- the tropical sun beat down on our heads without mercy
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- beat the drum in a marching rhythm
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- it beats me how that slipup happened
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- he spends all of his time trying to beat the system
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- years of pounding had beaten the pebbles to a fine dust
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- the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits
Synonyms for beat
- bilk,
- bleed,
- cheat,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- con,
- cozen,
- defraud,
- diddle,
- do,
- do in,
- euchre,
- fiddle,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- gaff,
- hose
- [slang],
- hustle,
- mulct,
- nobble
- [British slang],
- pluck,
- ream,
- rip off,
- rook,
- screw,
- shake down,
- short,
- shortchange,
- skin,
- skunk,
- squeeze,
- stick,
- stiff,
- sting,
- sucker,
- swindle,
- thimblerig,
- victimize
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beat
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of beat (Entry 2 of 3)
- delivered one hard beat on the drums
Synonyms for beat
- bang,
- bash,
- bat,
- belt,
- biff,
- blow,
- bop,
- box,
- buffet,
- bust,
- chop,
- clap,
- clip,
- clout,
- crack,
- cuff,
- dab,
- douse
- [British],
- fillip,
- hack,
- haymaker,
- hit,
- hook,
- knock,
- larrup
- [dialect],
- lash,
- lick,
- pelt,
- pick,
- plump,
- poke,
- pound,
- punch,
- rap,
- slam,
- slap,
- slug,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- stinger,
- stripe,
- stroke,
- swat,
- swipe,
- switch,
- thud,
- thump,
- thwack,
- wallop,
- welt,
- whack,
- wham,
- whop
- (also whap)
Words Related to beat
- body blow,
- hand,
- kick,
- knee,
- left,
- one-two,
- rabbit punch,
- right,
- right-hander,
- roundhouse,
- shiver,
- sidewinder,
- sucker punch,
- swing,
- uppercut
- bastinado
- (or bastinade),
- battering,
- beating,
- bludgeoning,
- clobbering,
- cudgeling
- (or cudgelling),
- drubbing,
- hammering,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- pasting,
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- thrashing
- a single beat of the heart is said to be all that separates the vice president from the presidency
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- moved to the beat of the music
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- within a beat he was on the phone complaining about an error in his bill
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beat
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of beat (Entry 3 of 3)
- can we pick this up tomorrow, because I'm beat?
Synonyms for beat
- all in,
- aweary
- [archaic],
- beaten,
- bleary,
- burned-out
- (or burnt-out),
- bushed,
- dead,
- done,
- drained,
- exhausted,
- fatigued,
- jaded,
- knackered
- [British],
- limp,
- logy
- (also loggy),
- played out,
- pooped
- [slang],
- prostrate,
- spent,
- tapped out,
- tired,
- tuckered (out),
- washed-out,
- wearied,
- weary,
- wiped out,
- worn,
- worn-out
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“Beat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat. Accessed 19 May. 2022.
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