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 Regardless of age, they were expected to sit up straight and pay attention, or suffer beatings, Teymouri said. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 According to the indictment, detainees were subjected to electric shocks, simulated drowning, beatings, asphyxiation, sleep deprivation and threats against their relatives. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The methods alleged include starvation, electric shock, asphyxiation and beatings. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 At the two-week trial, three victims recounted beatings while suspended from pipes on the ceiling and the use of a device that folded their bodies in half at the waist. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 According to Human Rights Watch, Taliban security forces responded with beatings, shots into the crowd, detentions of protesters, and the killing of at least one boy. — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatings

Noun

That spirit of creation—the one prerequisite of really making something new—pulses through every note.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
When laser pulses disrupted superconductivity, the spectrum of energy levels developed an imbalance that looked just like a pseudogap.

— Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulses

Noun

Elsewhere, Leipzig bounced back from heavy defeats against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid by crushing Elversberg 4-0.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Mike Macdonald’s squad is coming off back-to-back losses to the Niners and Broncos, their first consecutive defeats since December 2024.

— Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of defeats

Noun

Southwest Airlines reported quarterly beats but lowered full-year guidance.

— Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
On the greatest album of all time, her voice is less affected yet further out of reach, persistently clouded by AutoTune and sometimes submerged under the beats, so only her sibilants break the surface.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of beats

Noun

Though opposing armies suffered heavy losses, neither made any significant territorial gains.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The Jets, meanwhile, dropped to 0-8 against AFC East opponents under Aaron Glenn, including consecutive losses to New England and Miami.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 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

Specifically, community members highlighted the 60-decibel noise threshold, 25-foot building setbacks and chalking restrictions.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Other potential launch providers, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin, are both working through setbacks with their launch vehicles.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026