Thesaurus
:
defeat
T
hesaurus
defeat
English
Verb
Sense: To overcome (in a challenge, such as battle or contest)
Synonyms
beat
bring down
chew up
eat someone for breakfast
(
slang
)
eat someone's lunch
(
US
,
slang
)
humble
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]
kick ass
murdelize
outfox
outguess
outrun
outsmart
outwit
overcome
overpower
overwin
own
pulverise
pwn
spank
steal the show
subdue
subvert
surmount
thrash
trounce
vanquish
Antonyms
bite the dust
capitulate
eat someone's dust
forfeit
give up
lose
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]
strike one's flag
surrender
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]
relinquish
wave the white flag
yield
Hyponyms
conquer
cream
crush
discomfit
(
archaic
)
get over
get past
get through
overrun
overthrow
rout
shutout
win over
zilch
Further reading
“
defeat
” in
Moby Thesaurus II
, Grady Ward, 1996.