WON (AGAINST) Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

won (against)

verb

Definition of won (against)

past tense of win (against)

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over a child prodigy who has already won against a number of more experienced chess players

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In 2022, Hoover defeated sitting legislator Ken Cooley by just 1 percentage point in a race that took days to call.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night in Arlington, followed shortly by the completion of the Houston Astros’ 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in Houston.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeated

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The Packers also overcame a scary start when wide receiver Jayden Reed and right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele were carted off the field with injuries on consecutive plays on the opening drive.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Earlier Sunday, Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz overcame Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 7-5, 6-2 to hand Zverev the opportunity to send Germany to the Final 8 in Bologna, Italy, in November.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of overcame

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Those awardees — the people who developed and mastered the famous landing capability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket — were announced in April.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Players like Alcaraz, Sinner and Djokovic have mastered the art of using their open-stance backhand to stretch into and out of the corners.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of mastered

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As public health workers tried to boost rates, vaccine access took another dramatic turn in 2024.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
Mahomes dropped back just four minutes into the Chiefs’ opener against the Broncos on Monday, looked to his left and never took his eyes off his favorite target, Travis Kelce, before firing in his direction.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of took

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One thing that has changed since the beginning of the charter is the relationship between cabinmates Kat and Gen, who used to be close until Gen got a little too comfortable.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
In 2016 Erickson’s Severance pilot made an annual list of best unproduced genre screenplays by BloodList—where other successes such as Bird Box (2018) and Don’t Worry Darling (2022) got their start.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of got

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After consolidating their political power throughout Italy, the Romans conquered most of southern and western Europe and the Mediterranean coastal regions, including North Africa.

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Now the organization says Pascarella has conquered the globe.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of conquered

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Braden Turner and Ore Adeyi had interceptions, Robert Fitzgerald and Braydon Brus had fumble recoveries and the Northwestern defense stopped Colorado on all three of its fourth-down attempts.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The children left behind have not stopped being hungry, but the system that feeds them was built around a school calendar that runs out in June.

— Tim Grailer, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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