DEFEATED Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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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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Stevens defeated El-Sayed in both counties in the August primary, drawing support from Black and Jewish voters who are important parts of the Democratic coalition. — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Also claiming titles Thursday were 4A Oconee County, which defeated Columbus, and Bremen, with a win over Gordon Lee in Class 2A/A. — Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026 In the August primary, Stevens defeated El-Sayed in Wayne County, which includes Detroit, and neighboring Oakland County, drawing support from Black and Jewish voters who are important parts of the Democratic coalition. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 His reaction came after the Golden State Valkyries defeated the Atlanta Dream 68-63 at Chase Center in San Francisco, winning their first championship in just their second season. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 Return to Ayodhya and departure Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita return to Ayodhya with their allies after Ravana is defeated. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Florida defeated Winnipeg for the second time in as many days and went 5 for 10 on the power play in the two games. — Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 Since Baker Mayfield signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023, the Panthers have defeated their division rivals just once in the past seven meetings, including Carolina’s 43-13 blowout loss at home Sunday. — Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026 The Lobos are 6-1 after defeated North Dakota State this weekend and replaced the Sun Belt’s James Madison as the Broncos’ closest competitor. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defeated

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The Melbourne duo taps into trip-hop’s essential strangeness on its latest album, trading the genre’s boilerplate languor for dejected moods, menacing auras, and slippery, all-consuming bass.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of dejected

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Three teams overcame double-digit deficits to win in Week 7, with one of the teams that blew the lead not a surprise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
His energy off the bench helped shift the team’s 132-123 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday when the Lakers overcame a lifeless first quarter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 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

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In an industry obsessed with the next big thing, Ben Bennett has mastered the art of actually seeing what comes next.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of mastered

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This was the teams’ first meeting at T-Mobile Arena since Arizona beat UCLA in the 2023 Pac-12 tournament final for the second year in a row.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
With quarterback Baker Mayfield going 0 for 3 passing, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-0, producing one of the NFL’s strangest box scores in decades — and winning a game in a manner that had essentially disappeared from modern football.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of beat

Adjective

Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
In the event of a severe winter or import bottlenecks, depressed storage levels not only narrow Europe's capacity to absorb supply shocks but also risk driving natural gas prices higher.

— , CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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