BEATEN OFF Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

beaten off

verb

variants or beat off

past participle of beat off

as in turned back

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 beaten off Happiness beat off competition from second place The Flaws, an absurdist comedy for ZDF that won the official competition at the same fest. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 June 2026 He regularly gets beat off the bounce by quicker players. — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaten off

Verb

As the clock ticked down, Boyle took off his headphones, dropped the microphone and turned back into a student, rushing the field with his classmates.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Sandy Creek has sat idle since a major failure last year and isn’t expected to be turned back on until March 2027.

— Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of turned back

Verb

There were earthquake survivors who feared calling out for help in the language, in case the rescuers turned away.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
But on the final Sunday Joe’s stayed open, the restaurant turned away hundreds of people already in line rather than risk cutting corners on quality.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Definition of turned away

Verb

Argentina finally re-took the lead for good in the 111th minute when Cristian Romero hit a glancing header that deflected off the arm of Cape Verde defender Diney Borges for an own goal.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
But Ruiz pounced on the rebound and deflected a shot off defender Timothy Castagne and into the back of the net.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of deflected

Verb

The initial complaint, filed on the day he was apprehended, alleged Hurtado-Cariaco forcibly resisted arrest, according to a pre-sentencing court filing by McWilliams.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
That matters especially in the United States, where patient access, physician burnout and accelerating costs have all resisted incremental fixes.

— Adam Farren, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of resisted

Verb

But they were outnumbered three or four to one by Argentina fans, who drowned them out with long flat roars whenever their team repelled a Spanish shot, or bundled a player off the pitch.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
In the United States, where Makdisi enrolled in college, she was repelled by American anti-Arab prejudices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026