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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Verb

On Sunday, Spain defeated Argentina in extra time to win the 2026 World Cup in thrilling fashion.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Spain defeated Argentina to win the FIFA men’s World Cup on Sunday, capping a tournament that was broadly seen as a success for the North American host nations.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of defeated

Verb

The ship overcame the engine failure and continued flying toward a pinpoint water landing in the Indian Ocean, but SpaceX had to skip an attempt to reignite a Raptor engine in space.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
The Kings nearly overcame a 16-point deficit, but the Celtics held on for an 82-76 victory at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of overcame

Verb

In the semifinal, however, they were outclassed, outrun, and left stunned by a Spanish team that had mastered the art of moving the ball with pace and accuracy.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
Together, these songs reflected an artist who had mastered the balance between vulnerability and confidence, intimacy and innovation—a balance that became the foundation of her lasting influence.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of mastered

Verb

So Bedard took the advice of his doctors and got the surgery immediately.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Excluding the journey to Qatar, the flight that took the longest lasted 344 minutes and went from Miami to Seattle, where Infantino attended the Belgium-Egypt match on June 15.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of took

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Iran got 70 million barrels of oil out of the strait in the weeks following its memorandum of understanding with the United States.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Daniel isn’t this devil’s only minion; Armand’s got an Illumination movie’s worth of cronies doing his bidding.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of got

Verb

After Blake Street Cemetery stopped accepting new burials in 1931, New Haven began relying on another paupers’ cemetery located on Woodin Street.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
On May 2, 2024, in the midst of worsening conditions in Gaza, Petro severed diplomatic relations with Israel and stopped lucrative exports of coal to Israel, as well as all weapons deals.

— Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

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