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adjective

as in dejected

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verb

past tense of defeat
as in overcame
to achieve a victory over they defeated their archrivals easily and moved into the next round of the play-offs

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Recent Examples of defeated
Verb
In Saturday’s semifinals, Pegula beat defending champion Iga Swiatek and Gauff defeated Sara Bejlek to set up the first all-American women’s final at the Cincinnati Open in 56 years. — Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 India is leading the two-match series having defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first match in Galle. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 This was the promise of Painter, a 23-year-old rookie who often looked defeated during his first 14 appearances in the majors. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Johnson defeated left-hander Cody Bradford (0-2) in a matchup of Dallas-Fort Worth players. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Getty Images Teofimo Lopez defeated Rolly Romero to win the WBA welterweight title on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Washington defeated Orlando 4-2 when the teams met in Orlando on May 2. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 20-12 on Saturday in the first preseason game of the 2026 season for both teams. — Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026 The real feat of accomplishment, though, came in the national championship game, as the Buckeyes defeated a Miami team many football historians believe is one of the best in the history of the sport. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defeated
  1. dejected
  2. overcame
  3. dispirited
  4. mastered
  5. disconsolate
  6. beat
  7. depressed
  8. conquered
Adjective
  • In Brand New Day, Peter resumes his duties as a friendly neighborhood superhero in New York City, but also remains dejected that MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) are moving on with their lives without any memory of his love and friendship.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The sea of yellow applauding the efforts of the dejected Brazilian players who milled about, seemingly unwilling to accept that a match that took so long to really get going was over so quickly.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of dejected
Verb
  • Wahab overcame late intervention from the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, which spent millions of dollars on ads to try to defeat her and boost opponent Melissa Hernandez.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Through a highly coordinated grassroots campaign, Nixon overcame a $15-million fundraising deficit against Vindman in a state where affordability, high property insurance costs and public infrastructure strain were top concerns for many voters.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of overcame
Adjective
  • Other than dispirited Red Sox fans still smarting over the ’75 World Series, nobody really hated those Reds.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • On the Republican side in the Senate race, former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy spent the day knocking on doors in his hometown of Springfield alongside his 10-year-old grandson Charles, urging dispirited conservative voters to turn out Tuesday.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of dispirited
Verb
  • Even the most dependent of the United States’ allies have mastered the arts of foot-dragging, leash-slipping, and lobbying Washington.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor who became chair after his 2004 Presidential campaign, told me that part of the job is learning how to tune out the complaints, something Martin has apparently not yet mastered.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of mastered
Adjective
  • Players were visibly disconsolate afterward, the sign of a team that expects to win every day.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • As the Champions League anthem echoed around Villa Park, Liverpool’s disconsolate players headed for the tunnel.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Definition of disconsolate
Verb
  • The last time two American women played in the Cincinnati final was in 1970, when Rosie Casals beat Nancy Richey.
    — Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • A day earlier, the Buccaneers had beaten the Panthers in their final game of the regular season, only to witness Carolina claim the NFC South anyway.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of beat
Adjective
  • Traffic through the strait is beginning to increase, but remains sharply depressed.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Bessent, for one, said a key reason he got involved in politics was to help tackle deficits running at a pace unprecedented for times outside of major wars, pandemics or depressed job markets.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of depressed
Verb
  • By contrast, when the Russians conquered Polatsk, in modern Belarus, in 1563, Ivan reportedly ordered the drowning of all Jews who refused to convert to Christianity.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Art of Loving conquered the rankings for a month, while Messy peaked in second place on both rundowns.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of conquered

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