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

Justus Annunen repelled 27 pucks, and Nashville won its sixth game in a row after dispatching the Kings 24 hours earlier.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026
This uses multiple ultrasonic frequencies to repel as wide a range of pests as possible, including spiders, mice and most insects.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of repel

Verb

Retail is a recent addition for a designer who long resisted it.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
In July 2025, Bennett and another man were charged with resisting arrest after a confrontation with LAPD officers at a candlelight vigil a few blocks from where Foreman was killed this year.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of resist

Verb

Republicans, however, could take advantage of Newsom’s action and cast him as a soft-on-crime liberal who is out of touch with most Americans, which risks turning away moderate voters.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
He was cleared to land on a runway there, but the plane turned away from the runway while just north of the airport and continued to drop in the air while flying south past the airport, the NTSB report said.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of turn away

Verb

Activists say their new constitutional amendment will help ensure that Virginia stays a safe haven for access, even if the state turns back to Republican control in future years.

— Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 4 Nov. 2026
However, investors on Tuesday are turning back to semiconductors and power, electrical equipment, and liquid cooling providers like Eaton , which posted strong quarterly results and raised its full-year outlook.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of turn back

Verb

The good news is that the study also found that movement — in the right amounts and at the right times — staves off muscle laziness and might make sitting a little less unhealthy.

— Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
The campaign stops in Corpus Christi and Lubbock came as Republicans fight to stave off their first statewide loss in Texas in more than 30 years.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026