BEATING Synonyms: 582 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbē-tiŋ

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as in pulse

a rhythmic expanding and contracting he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart

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as in defeat

failure to win a contest took a beating and ended up in second place

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beating

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verb

present participle of beat

as in pounding

to strike repeatedly they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine

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as in defeating

to achieve a victory over she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess

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as in exceeding

to be greater, better, or stronger than this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation

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losing (to)

as in throbbing

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner the patient's heart beats roughly 60 times per minute

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as in flapping

to move or cause to move with a striking motion the bird's wings beat strongly as it soared in the air

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as in frustrating

to prevent from achieving a goal you beat me to it

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as in drawing

to shape with a hammer the medieval artisans who beat iron into exquisite swords

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as in burning

to shine with a bright harsh light the tropical sun beat down on our heads without mercy

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as in tapping

to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically beat the drum in a marching rhythm

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as in baffling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty it beats me how that slipup happened

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as in circumventing

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness he spends all of his time trying to beat the system

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as in grinding

to reduce to fine particles years of pounding had beaten the pebbles to a fine dust

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as in cheating

to rob by the use of trickery or threats the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits

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Recent Examples of beating

Noun

Examples of petty beatings also abound, like footage from December showing two guys in Leeds, UK tossing a delivery robot into a bush, or video of one bot cracked open and left for dead on a Los Angeles sidewalk. —

Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026 More than half a dozen others have pleaded guilty to lesser charges related to the beating and alleged cover-up. —

ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

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On Friday, defending champion PSG increased its lead over Lens to four points by beating Toulouse 3-1. —

ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026 After beating Atlanta last Friday without Jaylen Brown and Charlotte on Sunday without Brown and Derrick White, Boston flopped in a rematch with the Hawks, losing 112-102 without a crew of contributors headlined by a resting Jayson Tatum. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beating

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beating

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That’s how Trip Cullman’s taut, take-no-prisoners production plays it — the pulse is allegro, the casual tone spiked with gasp-inducing wickedness.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
In a groundbreaking experiment, scientists used extremely short X-ray pulses—lasting only attoseconds (one quintillionth of a second)—to study electron motion.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026