BEAT OFF Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

beat off

verb

Definition of beat off

as in to repel

to drive back the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie

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Recent Examples of beat off Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose gets a lot of notice for its athletics programs, but the Monarchs are proving to be the team to beat off the sports fields, too. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 The dogs had driven the woman into the surf before a tourist came to her rescue, beating off the dingoes. — CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP What To Know Obama beat off stiff competition from the likes of David Attenborough and Tom Hanks to win the Outstanding Narrator prize for his narration of the five-part Netflix series Our Oceans, which examines marine life across the world's oceans. — Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Breathing problems which sent my heart beat off the charts. — David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for beat off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beat off

Verb

The first North Korean deployment began in the Kursk region in October 2024, to repel a Ukrainian incursion, the first on Russian soil since the Nazis.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The drawback of using essential oils to repel flies is that their efficacy is short-lived.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of repel

Verb

Mark Carney drew international attention as Canada’s prime minister by warning that middle powers must resist economic coercion by more powerful countries.

— Rob Gillies, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
But once those opportunities have been funded, management should resist the temptation to pursue lower-quality projects simply to use available cash.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of resist

Verb

Hugo Lloris turned away one shot for LAFC (10-7-5), which was coming off back-to-back 1-0 losses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
In fact, among the reasons that DeMar DeRozan turned away from the Heat might have been the writing on the wall that Klay would take that final Heat starting spot.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of turn away

Verb

Then, the pressure is released so that DME turns back into a gas, leaving the water in the tank.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026
The fire turned back into California late Thursday morning, burning in Lassen County just above the Sierra County line, fire maps showed.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of turn back

Verb

After working around the clock for the better part of a week toward an interim bilateral trade deal, trade officials from the United States and Canada may have reached a consensus that will stave off a fresh round of punishing tariffs.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
But Washington cannot stave off a transition to a new regional order by simply pretending that nothing has changed.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026