BEATING OFF Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

beating off

verb

present participle of beat off

as in turning 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 beating off 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beating off

Verb

And when his name was very publicly mentioned in the trade talks that eventually sent Giannis Antetokounmpo, there was no turning back.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Beyond markets, investors are also watching geopolitical risks, with attention turning back to the Middle East.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 24 June 2026

Definition of turning back

Verb

The ball in the net, the goalkeeper reacting, fans erupting in the background, and Messi already turning away with his arms raised.

— Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
The photos, plain and anonymous, feature a woman in a white dress, her head cropped out of the photo and a girl in pink, heavily blurred, turning away from the camera to reveal a braid garnished with a delicate bow.

— Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of turning away

Verb

Homegrown catnip oil lotion is just as effective as DEET at repelling mosquitoes, according to a new study in Uganda.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
My own team’s research has shown that mycorrhizal fungi can alter chemicals released by plants in ways that are useful for repelling insects while attracting pollinators and insects’ natural enemies.

— Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of repelling

Verb

The Hansons both face felony second-degree battery charges and misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, while Bone faces misdemeanor charges of obstructing government operations, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026
Under the banner of resisting the West, Khamenei defied sanctions to build up the country’s nuclear program, its arsenal of missiles and its network of militant allies across the region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of resisting

Verb

This latest heist recalls the brazen, daytime Louvre theft of France’s Crown Jewels in October, which, despite putting the country’s museums on relatively higher alert, does not appear to be staving off a spate of recent thefts.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
Therefore, building mental endurance is essential to staving off decision fatigue and reducing the judgment errors that tend to surface when a leader's cognitive reserves run low.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026