Synonyms for de-feat


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dih-feet
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfit

Top 10 synonyms for de-feat Other synonyms for the word de-feat

Définition of de-feat

Origin :
  • 1701, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of defeat (v.).
  • As in knock : noun strong criticism
  • As in landslide : noun great victory
  • As in loss : noun misfortune, deficit; something misplaced or lost
  • As in miscarriage : noun failure
  • As in rebuff : noun turning away; ignoring
  • As in repulse : noun snub; rejection
  • As in reverse : noun bad luck; failure
  • As in ruin : noun situation of devastation
  • As in setback : noun disappointment
  • As in undoing : noun destruction, misfortune
  • As in upset : noun problem
  • As in victory : noun win, success
  • As in beating : noun thrashing
  • As in subversion : noun ruin
  • As in suppression : noun abolition
  • As in insolvency : noun failure
  • As in licking : noun beating
  • As in misplacement : noun loss
  • As in nonfeasance : noun failure
  • As in ruination : noun ruin
  • As in thrashing : noun beating
  • As in unsuccess : noun failure
  • As in unsuccessfulness : noun failure
  • As in comedown : noun letdown, blow
  • As in coup de grâce : noun finishing blow
  • As in debacle : noun catastrophe
  • As in defeat : noun overthrow, beating
  • As in defeat : noun frustration
  • As in disappointment : noun saddening situation; letdown
  • As in disappointment : noun mental upset; displeasure
  • As in disaster : noun accident, trouble
  • As in discomfiture : noun embarrassment, frustration
  • As in failure : noun lack of success
  • As in finish : noun conclusion; completion
  • As in frustration : noun disappointment, thwarting
  • As in kill : verb turn off; cancel
  • As in mock : verb deceive
  • As in murder : verb kill
  • As in neutralize : verb counteract
  • As in obliterate : verb destroy
  • As in outdo : verb better, overcome
  • As in outflank : verb outmaneuver
  • As in outfox : verb outsmart
  • As in outwit/outsmart : verb get the better of; figure out before another
  • As in overpower : verb beat; get the upper hand
  • As in overwhelm : verb flood, beat physically
  • As in prostrate : verb overwhelm; wear out
  • As in pulverize : verb destroy
  • As in put down : verb subdue
  • As in rebut : verb argue against; prove wrong
  • As in repulse : verb push away
  • As in baffle : verb hinder
  • As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
  • As in balk : verb thwart
  • As in set back : verb delay, hinder
  • As in show up : verb expose, embarrass
  • As in slaughter : verb kill
  • As in stymie : verb frustrate, hinder
  • As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
  • As in subvert : verb rebel, destroy
  • As in surmount : verb overcome, triumph over
  • As in thrash : verb flail about; beat
  • As in thwart : verb stop, hinder
  • As in undo : verb nullify, invalidate
  • As in veto : verb refuse permission
  • As in outwit : verb deceive
  • As in outmaneuver : verb outwit
  • As in outperform : verb beat
  • As in outshine : verb outdo
  • As in steamroller : verb steamroll
  • As in wear down : verb make weary
  • As in checkmate : verb countermove
  • As in outrun : verb run faster than
  • As in outstrip : verb surpass
  • As in override : verb supersede
  • As in shellac : verb batter
  • As in smite : verb destroy
  • As in wrack : verb destroy
  • As in cheat : verb frustrate, thwart
  • As in outsmart : verb outwit
  • As in outthink : verb outwit
  • As in pauperize : verb ruin
  • As in thresh : verb thrash
  • As in trump : verb outmaneuver
  • As in confute : verb disprove, refute
  • As in counteract : verb do opposing action
  • As in crush : verb defeating soundly
  • As in defeat : verb conquer in military manner
  • As in defeat : verb conquer in athletic contest
  • As in defeat : verb frustrate
  • As in defy : verb challenge, frustrate
  • As in demolish : verb destroy; consume
  • As in do for : verb destroy
  • As in drub : verb thrash
  • As in eliminate : verb remove, throw out
  • As in floor : verb perplex, confound
  • As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
  • As in frustrate : verb thwart, disappoint
  • As in get : verb seize
  • As in hammer : verb beat, hit
Example sentences :
  • The fight which he took part in as aide-de-camp, and which had so sad an end, goes by the name of Brad-dock's de-feat.
  • Extract from : « The Life of George Washington » by Josephine Pollard

Antonyms for de-feat

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