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 Spurs beat off competition from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain to sign Fernandes, while Manchester City were interested in Tonali. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 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 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

On the other hand, the American Heart Association shows a reduction or neutral effect on heart attacks when the clock is turned back.

— Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
That's when Daylight Saving Time ends, and clocks are turned back one hour.

— Tammie Souza, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned back

Verb

Fred VanVleet made two free throws for the final points after Thompson turned away the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama in the lane as the Rockets started their season with two victories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
He got stuffed by double-team blocks and turned away by larger Toronto wings, who manhandled the slighter forward in his attempts to create downhill momentum.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned away

Verb

Officials deflected the argument by pointing out that cars are far more dangerous than bikes, which is true but not especially relevant.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
On Sunday, Stevens deflected questions about what led to her reversal in an interview with Cooper.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of deflected

Verb

More recently, Newsom has resisted calls to fund Proposition 36, a ballot measure that levies harsher penalties for petty crime that voters overwhelmingly approved in 2024.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
For Netflix, which has traditionally resisted filmmakers’ efforts to secure theatrical releases for their movies, the film actually represents a first — the first time the streamer has released a movie in Imax.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026