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
• scoring
• annihilating
• vanquishing
• exceeding
• upsetting
• knocking for a loop
• trouncing
• capping
• clobbering
• whipping
• overthrowing
• excelling
• subjugating
• bombing
• routing
• flattening
• thrashing
• unseating
• topping
• drubbing
• blowing out
• flourishing
• breaking
• walloping
• 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

Mbappe leads a strong French attack France reached the semi-finals after defeating Morocco 2-0, recording another clean sheet and reinforcing their status as the tournament favourites. — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

In November, Bill Clinton was elected, defeating Bush by almost six million votes, and the temperature around the arts dropped. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Michelin said defeating the current version of the measure is California Retailers Association’s top priority of all the bills that are still pending in the Legislature. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026

The current Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu finally pledged to freeze the reform until after the 2027 elections, finally defeating one of the most comprehensive pension reform efforts in a major European economy. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

High-power laser systems are particularly well suited for defeating large numbers of inexpensive drones and cruise missiles, reducing reliance on costly kinetic interceptors. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

But pile up all of Platner’s baggage, and defeating her might have been an especially difficult project. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

After consecutive draws against Egypt (1-1) and Iran (0-0) in Group G, Belgium has found its groove, defeating New Zealand, 5-1, to finish first in the group, followed by knockout round wins against Senegal (3-2) and the United States (4-1). — Damian Calhoun, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

The girls posted a 6-2 record at the state tournament in a field of 50 of Southern California’s top 12U teams with several extra-inning and walk-off wins, defeating multiple district champions, including San Juan Capistrano and Oxnard. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026