defeats (Meaning)
defeats
destruction, to thwart the claim of, nullify, the loss of a contest, frustrate sense 2a(1), to render null, to win victory over, frustration by nullification or by prevention of success, to win a victory over, an overthrow of an army in battle, loss of a contest (as by a team), to prevent or undo the effectiveness or establishment of, an overthrow especially of an army in battle, destroy, the act or an instance of making ineffective by prevention of success, to destroy the value or effect of, to prevail over
Synonyms & Antonyms of defeats
Synonyms:
- smokes
- bombs
- knocks for a loop
- upsets
- pips
- overpowers
- flourishes
- unseats
- creams
- trounces
- subjugates
- edges (out)
- shellacs
- skunks
- noses out
- eclipses
- sweeps
- routs
- crushes
- excels
- transcends
- overthrows
- exceeds
- knocks over
- scores
- tops
- thrashes
- finishes
- annihilates
- betters
- blows out
- knocks off
- blows away
- outdistances
- surpasses
- outdoes
- skins
- breaks
- clobbers
- outfights
- drubs
- flattens
- snows under
- caps
- outshines
- whips
- wallops
- waxes
- vanquishes
- outstrips
- overtops
- slaughters
Antonyms:
defeats Sentence Examples
- The hero's resilience and determination defeated the overwhelming odds.
- The relentless rain defeated the plans for an outdoor festival.
- The powerful storm surge defeated the coastal town's defenses.
- The clever tactics of the underdog defeated the superior army.
- The illness defeated the body, leaving the patient weakened and vulnerable.
- The politician's scandals defeated his bid for re-election.
- The team's relentless perseverance defeated the fatigue and adversity they faced.
- The invention's simplicity defeated the complexities of the existing solutions.
- The love for one's family defeated the temptation to succumb to despair.
- The truth eventually defeated the lies and misconceptions that had spread.
FAQs About the word defeats
destruction, to thwart the claim of, nullify, the loss of a contest, frustrate sense 2a(1), to render null, to win victory over, frustration by nullification or
dispatches, conquers, takes, masters, beats, gets,overcomes, succeeds, surmounts, buries
loses (to), falls, collapses,goes down, gives up, fails, goes under, flops, washes out, flunks
The hero's resilience and determination defeated the overwhelming odds.
The relentless rain defeated the plans for an outdoor festival.
The powerful storm surge defeated the coastal town's defenses.
The clever tactics of the underdog defeated the superior army.
