BEATEN Synonyms: 610 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈbē-tᵊn

Definition of beaten

as in exhausted

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness felt beaten after three months of 90-hour workweeks

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beaten

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verb

variants or beat

past participle of beat

as in pounded

to strike repeatedly they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine

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as in defeated

to achieve a victory over she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess

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as in surpassed

to be greater, better, or stronger than this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation

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lost (to)

as in pulsed

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner the patient's heart beats roughly 60 times per minute

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as in fluttered

to move or cause to move with a striking motion the bird's wings beat strongly as it soared in the air

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as in baffled

to prevent from achieving a goal you beat me to it

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as in forged

to shape with a hammer the medieval artisans who beat iron into exquisite swords

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as in burned

to shine with a bright harsh light the tropical sun beat down on our heads without mercy

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as in drummed

to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically beat the drum in a marching rhythm

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as in confused

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty it beats me how that slipup happened

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as in escaped

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness he spends all of his time trying to beat the system

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as in crushed

to reduce to fine particles years of pounding had beaten the pebbles to a fine dust

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as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits

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Recent Examples of beaten

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Slemmer was beaten and cut with a meat cleaver and a box cutter for somewhere between 30 minutes and an hour. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 On the afternoon of Game 4, with the New York Yankees looking to beat Derek Lowe and sweep the Sox, Boston’s Kevin Millar stepped on the field at Fenway Park and issued a warning. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Week 2 required overtime, as Harrison Butker drilled a 40-yard field goal on the final play to beat the Indianapolis Colts 33-30. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Lam has beaten earnings estimates for 12 consecutive quarters, and its strong fundamentals could support another solid report. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Douglas County has beaten Douglass, Carver of Columbus and Rome. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Yeboah stole a pass in the attacking third, raced to the center of the area and beat goalkeeper Nico Hansen with a rolling shot in the 52nd minute that made it 1-1. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 There’s a skate park for grommets, and for those who’ve been beat up in the waves, the option to call for a deeply therapeutic in-villa Balinese massage. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 There hasn’t been a lot of team success for West Side football in recent years, maybe not since Austin beat Fenwick for the Prep Bowl title in 1958. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaten

Adjective

If a year in, the founder is still in every meeting and the new hire is the most exhausted person in the building, the company did not hire an operator.

— Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
That loaded the bases, and Christian Yelich then greeted an exhausted Yamamoto with a two-run single.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

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French defeated Republican incumbent Jim Wright in a May Republican primary runoff.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
That’ll be particularly important after Paxton defeated Cornyn in a brutal primary where Senate Republicans and other Cornyn allies spent more than $90 million in his defense and attacked Paxton as unfit for office.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of defeated

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Released late last year, the short by writer-director Martin Hemingway-Moseley has surpassed 600k views on YouTube, maintained a 99% approval rating and has a strong following across social platforms.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2023, traffic fatalities (336 in total, including 179 pedestrians) surpassed homicides for the first time in a decade.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of surpassed

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In September, the company deployed a new 50 MW pulsed-power subsystem, a five-fold increase in power capability built on its MEGA platform.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
High-energy dance music pulsed from huge speakers around the field as the Manchester City players warmed up before a session at the Etihad Campus.

— Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulsed

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Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
But no sooner did the words leave his mouth than the man’s eyelids fluttered open.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of fluttered

Verb

Beyond being frustrated with the secrecy, locals said they were baffled by the lack of specifics and clarity the stakeholders had about the project, per the records.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
And just last month, officials in Millcreek, Utah, were baffled to find an unknown camera installed on city property that neither the city nor police requested.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of baffled

Verb

That a self-image forged in the crucible of the fear of being ugly makes women amputate their talents?

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
France Télévisions has forged a major partnership with YouTube, where its franceinfo news channel generated 110 million views in September, eight times its audience a year earlier.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026