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 Liverpool are keen for the 21-year-old to gain regular senior experience with Hartberg beating off competition from a number of clubs in Switzerland and France. — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beating off

Verb

Tide turns back to franchises Then the tide started turning back toward familiar waters.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Once the company and its shareholders become accustomed to such a financial boost, an environment where individual guest spending sharply increases even when domestic park attendance is soft or steady, there’s likely no turning back.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of turning back

Verb

Online video shows Prescott looking back at the man — who was there as a transportation service driver — while still walking, then turning away.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Time will tell whether Gen Z keeps turning away from higher education, but the truth is that the traditionally-aged students who do enroll are also arriving with a wider range of needs than ever before.

— Ruth Bauer, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of turning away

Verb

The patent-pending fabric technology delivers the comfort and insulation of traditional sherpa while actively repelling hay, straw, mulch and grass from clinging to the high-pile fleece.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
The most water-repelling plastics, polyethylene and polypropylene, were the most reactive, and PET and acrylic were the least reactive.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of repelling

Verb

There never was a better moment for a movement aimed at resisting fascism, preventing war and eliminating poverty at home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The officer also alleges Bowman continued resisting after the taser was used, before eventually complying.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of resisting

Verb

But in August, Mangione confessed to the killing and pleaded guilty to two stalking charges, staving off the federal trial.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026
Florian Wirtz starred as Germany defeated Serbia 2-0 in Munich for Klopp’s first win at the third attempt — staving off an unwanted record.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026