Thesaurus:defeat
English
Verb
Sense: To overcome (in a challenge, such as battle or contest)
Synonyms
- beat
- bring down
- convince (obsolete)
- chew up
- eat someone for breakfast (slang)
- eat someone's lunch (US, slang)
- flog (Australia, NZ)
- humble [⇒ thesaurus]
- kick ass
- malavogue (Ireland, dated)
- murdelize
- outfox
- outguess
- outrun
- outsmart
- outwit
- overcome
- overpower
- overwin
- own
- pulverise
- pwn
- rape [⇒ thesaurus] (slang, offensive)
- reduce
- spank
- steal the show
- subdue
- subvert
- surmount
- thrash
- trounce
- vanquish
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Further reading
- “defeat” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.