BEATINGS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

beatings

noun

plural of beating

as in pulses

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

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as in defeats

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

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Recent Examples of beatings Michael, who would later split from his father’s control, accused him of severe childhood emotional and physical abuse, including beatings with iron cords. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026 Former child soldiers describe being abducted by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, shackled and ordered to fire on warplanes and civilians, under threat of beatings or death. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 For years, Chafin and his deputies had been paid by coal mine operators to suppress union activity, using intimidation, beatings, arrests, and evictions to keep the UMWA out of the county. — Elijah Tanall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 Investigators allege the beatings occurred after the pledge failed to correctly answer questions about the fraternity. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 Those who oppose the Mexican Mafia, or fail to follow the edicts of the gang’s leaders, are often targeted for beatings or even death. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 22 July 2026 Complaints about poor conditions were often ignored or met with violence, including late-night beatings and pepper spray, detainees said. — Churchill Ndonwie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 Withstanding territorial beatings from rival lions. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 According to prosecutors, who cited testimony and evidence at McCue's trial, the children allegedly suffered severe beatings and were forced to wear shock collars and stand naked on cinder blocks for hours or sometimes days at a time. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

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Noun

Originally developed for use in hospitals, the band releases a specific pattern of pulses to your wrist, normalizing the nerve messaging from the brain to the stomach to essentially tell the brain to turn off feelings of nausea and vomiting.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
In both cases, the same infrared pulses alone, without the upconverter, produced no measurable response at all.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of pulses

Noun

Versant Media — Shares jumped 5% after the media company raised its full-year outlook and reported beats on both the top and bottom lines.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Its screenplay, which Dolan hatched in collaboration with three others, tries to soft-pedal predictable beats that nonetheless end up the only ones getting beaten.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of beats

Noun

Getting this wrong can lead to financial losses, regulatory action, reputational damage and the rapid collapse of customer trust.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The expenditure of those munitions goes along with other losses of materiel, including fighter jets, airborne early warning and reconnaissance planes, helicopters and drones.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of losses

Noun

Reynolds cites the early-18th-century diary of William Byrd II, who read Homer in the morning and administered whippings to refractory slaves in the afternoon.

— James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
There was physical violence as well — whippings, beatings, even bricks thrown.

— Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

Definition of whippings

Noun

Cowan shared her decision on social media, expressing pride in her career despite the recent setbacks.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Amid the setbacks, Wang’s dad stepped in as a contractor and Wang’s mom volunteered to serve as construction liaison.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026