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

Ukrainian drone defenses, minefields, and artillery effectively repelled the attack, inflicting heavy losses including seven tanks and over 150 casualties.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Plants that will help repel pests that are harmful to jalapeños include basil, garlic, chives, rosemary, marigolds, and onions.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 July 2026

Definition of repel

Verb

Grassroots groups that help young people turn away from gun violence recently worked with Junior Cee Niko-Semos to build his résumé.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Mali then turned away from its traditional Western partners to Russia — first to the Wagner Group, a private organization that acted as Russia’s diplomatic proxy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of turn away

Verb

Brownsville residents already staved off efforts by Hialeah to annex part of the neighborhood into the city back in 2023 – an effort Pinkney fought furiously against.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Perreault-Magny, a father of a toddler, said he's seen mothers carrying infants through the woods, their feet wrapped in aluminum foil to stave off the winter's cold.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026