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 Immigrants held there and their families have long described the facility as a detention center where complaints were met with beatings, meager meals and inhuman treatment. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 Hisbah members also face widespread allegations of rights abuses in their enforcement operations, including subjecting offenders to dehumanizing punishments such as public beatings or shaming. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatings

Noun

Every year, one of the more popular exhibitions is the crop-art contest, in which residents submit art work made out of pulses, seeds, and legumes to be judged for prizes.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Inflation is part of the show, as across the valley floor, enormous envelopes lie crumpled in fields before fans slowly give them shape—then the burners start, sending pulses of orange through the fabric.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulses

Noun

Across a run of six defeats in seven matches, which left his tenure hanging by a thread, the Forest and Brighton losses were the worst.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Trump may be fighting the ‘lame duck’ factor Second-term presidents typically see their power and influence wane during their last two years, particularly if their party suffers big midterm defeats.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of defeats

Noun

One lifetime payment beats paying for separate subscriptions for every model worth testing, and today’s the last chance to lock in this Labor Day price.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
But her growing confidence as a single working mom plays out in broad, irregular beats with little room for nuance.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of beats

Noun

Advanced transmission technologies can reduce those losses and increase existing network capacity without requiring entirely new lines.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Across a run of six defeats in seven matches, which left his tenure hanging by a thread, the Forest and Brighton losses were the worst.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 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

Working families most likely to lose access are the very consumers with thin credit files, uneven income, or past financial setbacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
The setbacks the group faced early in its career, including losing a record deal, and why the members were determined to build a long career rather than chase one breakthrough moment.

— Sid Evans, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026