Synonyms of defeating

defeating

verb

present participle of defeat

as in overcoming

to achieve a victory over

they defeated their archrivals easily and moved into the next round of the play-offs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcoming
• mastering
• beating
• conquering
• taking
• getting
• dispatching
• stopping
• subduing
• surmounting
• succeeding
• besting
• upending
• overmatching
• licking
• winning (against)
• trimming
• prevailing (over)
• triumphing (over)
• overbearing
• getting the better of
• worsting
• getting around
• finishing
• doing down
• crushing
• burying
• skunking
• sweeping
• surpassing
• slaughtering
• overwhelming
• annihilating
• scoring
• vanquishing
• exceeding
• upsetting
• knocking for a loop
• trouncing
• capping
• clobbering
• whipping
• overthrowing
• subjugating
• excelling
• flattening
• routing
• bombing
• thrashing
• unseating
• drubbing
• blowing out
• topping
• flourishing
• walloping
• breaking
• pipping
• creaming
• overpowering
• edging (out)
• transcending
• outdoing
• blowing away
• smoking
• outshining
• shellacking
• eclipsing
• outdistancing
• skinning
• nosing out
• outfighting
• bettering
• waxing
• outstripping
• knocking over
• overtopping
• snowing under
• knocking off
• acing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing (to)
• falling
• going down
• failing
• giving up
• collapsing
• folding
• going under
• flopping
• washing out
• flunking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of defeating

The Carolina Panthers enter their bye week with a lot of confidence after defeating the Detroit Lions at home on the Sunday Night Football stage. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026

In this and subsequent Narnia books, Aslan leads his young followers in combating and defeating evil. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Carlson pressed former Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg on the legacy of the war during a wide-ranging interview, questioning whether Britain was better off after defeating Nazi Germany. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

Missouri had last beat a top-10 team in the 2023 Cotton Bowl, defeating Ohio State. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Brian Bowles, 42, the chief deputy coroner, is the Republican candidate for the office, emerging from the primary by defeating Jeff Beach and Jerame Simpson. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo, may be close to defeating a controversial age-verification rule in Utah that raised fears about a wider crackdown on VPNs. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Kelce and the Chiefs dominated the early-season contest, defeating the visiting Chicago Bears, 41-10. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Some of the most difficult fraud does not start by defeating the bank’s technology. — Shahen Minasyan, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026