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defeat
Synonyms and Antonyms of defeat
1
failure to win a contest
2
a falling short of oneʼs goals
defeat
Synonyms and Antonyms of defeat
to achieve a victory over
edge (out), nose out, pip [British]
annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke [slang], snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax [slang], whip
cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed
knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish
ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend
get the better of, knock for a loop
Synonym Discussion of defeat
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- Caesar conquered Gaul
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- vanquished the enemy and ended the war
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- the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas
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- subdued the native tribes after years of fighting
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- the city was reduced after a month-long siege
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- overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks
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- violently overthrew the old regime
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