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100 Best Synonyms for “Defeated”

September 5, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. annihilated Beaten so badly as to seem destroyed.
2. beaten Overcome in a contest or fight.
3. bested Beaten in skill or effort.
4. blocked Stopped from advancing or succeeding.
5. bowed Forced to yield or submit.
6. broken Crushed in spirit or resistance.
7. buckled Gave way under pressure.
8. buried Overwhelmed or beaten heavily.
9. capitulated Surrendered after resistance.
10. captured Taken by force or victory.
11. checked Stopped or held back.
12. checkmated Beaten with no possible escape.
13. clobbered Beaten badly, especially informally.
14. conquered Taken over or beaten completely.
15. crippled Severely weakened or disabled.
16. crushed Definitively beaten or emotionally broken.
17. demolished Beaten overwhelmingly or torn down.
18. derailed Thrown off course or stopped.
19. destroyed Beaten completely or ruined.
20. dethroned Removed from a ruling position.
21. disarmed Deprived of weapons or power.
22. disgraced Shamed by failure or defeat.
23. displaced Replaced or forced out.
24. dominated Controlled or beaten decisively.
25. driven back Forced to move backward.
26. drubbed Beaten thoroughly in a contest.
27. eclipsed Surpassed and made less important.
28. edged out Narrowly beaten or excluded.
29. eliminated Removed from a contest or possibility.
30. engulfed Overwhelmed or swallowed up.
31. failed Did not succeed.
32. failing Not succeeding or prevailing.
33. finished Beaten or unable to continue.
34. flattened Beaten completely or knocked down.
35. floored Knocked down or stunned by defeat.
36. foiled Prevented from succeeding.
37. folded Gave in or collapsed under pressure.
38. frustrated Prevented from achieving a goal.
39. ground down Gradually weakened and overcome.
40. halted Stopped from continuing.
41. hammered Beaten heavily or forcefully.
42. humbled Made less proud by defeat.
43. humiliated Shamed by an embarrassing defeat.
44. incapacitated Made unable to act.
45. knocked off Beaten by a rival.
46. knocked out Eliminated from a competition.
47. lost Having failed to win.
48. neutralized Made ineffective or harmless.
49. ousted Removed from power or position.
50. outbid Beaten by a higher bid.
51. outclassed Beaten by clearly superior ability.
52. outdone Surpassed or beaten by another.
53. outmatched Beaten by a stronger rival.
54. outpaced Beaten by greater speed.
55. outrun Beaten in a race.
56. outscored Beaten by a higher score.
57. outsold Beaten in sales numbers.
58. outstripped Surpassed or left behind.
59. outvoted Beaten by more votes.
60. overcome Beaten or successfully dealt with.
61. overpowered Beaten by superior force.
62. overshadowed Surpassed or made less noticeable.
63. overthrown Removed from power by force.
64. pummeled Beaten repeatedly or overwhelmingly.
65. pushed back Forced backward or resisted successfully.
66. put down Suppressed or defeated by force.
67. quashed Rejected or suppressed completely.
68. quelled Suppressed or put down.
69. rebuffed Rejected or beaten back.
70. repelled Driven away or forced back.
71. repulsed Driven back by force.
72. routed Beaten and driven into disorder.
73. ruined Destroyed or made unsuccessful.
74. shut out Kept from scoring or winning.
75. squashed Stopped or beaten down.
76. stopped Prevented from continuing or succeeding.
77. stymied Blocked from making progress.
78. subdued Brought under control by force.
79. subjugated Brought under domination or control.
80. supplanted Replaced by someone more successful.
81. suppressed Put down or forcibly stopped.
82. surpassed Beaten by someone better.
83. swept Beaten in every game or round.
84. taken Captured or won by force.
85. thrashed Beaten severely in competition.
86. thwarted Stopped from succeeding.
87. toppled Overthrown or brought down.
88. trounced Beaten heavily or decisively.
89. turned back Stopped and forced to retreat.
90. undone Ruined or brought to failure.
91. unseated Removed from office or leadership.
92. unsuccessful Not achieving victory or success.
93. vanquished Beaten decisively by an opponent.
94. walloped Beaten soundly or struck hard.
95. whipped Beaten soundly or punished.
96. whitewashed Beaten without scoring.
97. worn down Weakened by pressure or struggle.
98. worsted Beaten in a contest or argument.
99. wrecked Ruined or badly beaten.
100. yielded Given way or submitted.
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