What are some opposite words for beat?
Antonyms for beat
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
beat
Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to beat on the soles of the feet; belabor, to inflict a comprehensive and exhaustive beating; cudgel, to beat with a stick; thrash, as wheat was beaten out with the old hand-flail; to pound (akin to Latin pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument. To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion. The metaphorical sense of beat, however, so far preponderates that one may be very badly bruised and battered, and yet not be said to be beaten, unless he has got the worst of the beating. To beat a combatant is to disable or dishearten him for further fighting. Hence beat becomes the synonym for every word which implies getting the advantage of another. Compare CONQUER.
Almost all antonyms in this class are passive, and can be formed indefinitely from the conquering words by the use of the auxiliary be; as, be beaten, be defeated, be conquered, etc.
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fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrenderSynonyms:
bastinado, batter, belabor, bruise, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, defeat, flog, overcome, pommel, pound, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whip, worstPreposition:
Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.
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beat, roundnoun
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
"in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
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beatnik, metre, pulse, meter, heartbeat, rung, round of drinks, unit of ammunition, musical rhythm, measure, daily round, round, pulsation, circle, rhythm, one shot, round of golf, cycle, troll, cadence, turn, bout, stavepulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beatnoun
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
"he could feel the beat of her heart"
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beatnik, instant, metre, pulse, meter, impulse, heartbeat, flash, musical rhythm, split second, round, pulsation, heart rate, wink, rhythm, measure, pulsing, jiffy, cadence, blink of an eye, pulse rate, trice, twinklingrhythm, beat, musical rhythmnoun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
"the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
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beatnik, speech rhythm, metre, pulse, calendar method of birth control, meter, heartbeat, pulsation, cycle, round, musical rhythm, rhythm, measure, rhythm method of birth control, regular recurrence, rhythm method, cadence, calendar methodbeatnoun
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
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measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationbeatnik, beatnoun
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
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measure, beatnik, cadence, pulse, round, metre, heartbeat, meter, musical rhythm, rhythm, pulsationbeatnoun
the sound of stroke or blow
"he heard the beat of a drum"
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measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationmeter, metre, measure, beat, cadencenoun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
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measure, standard, time, metre, pulse, meter, quantity, amount, mensuration, measuring, criterion, musical rhythm, m, round, pulsation, step, bill, rhythm, measurement, bar, beatnik, heartbeat, cadency, cadence, measuring rod, touchstone, measuring stickbeatnoun
a regular rate of repetition
"the cox raised the beat"
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measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationbeatnoun
a stroke or blow
"the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
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measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationbeatadjective
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
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measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationall in(p), beat(p), bushed(p), dead(p)verb
very tired
"was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip"
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restedbeat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquishverb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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tucker out, reproof, wash up, chide, thump out, mystify, pound, tap out, lash, mash, call on the carpet, ticktack, reprimand, pulsate, amaze, thump, flog, smash, stick, beat up, trounce, outfox, thrum, husk, jam, slash, berate, lecture, strap, dumbfound, stupefy, exhaust, overreach, flap, rag, crush, blast, oppress, outwit, bewilder, dress down, squelch, squeeze, scramble, remonstrate, flummox, vanquish, get, perplex, whip, outsmart, baffle, jaw, rebuke, pose, vex, call down, suppress, lambast, circumvent, work over, chew up, bunk, gravel, drum, squash, chew out, take to task, welt, break down, puzzle, lather, bawl out, quiver, tucker, lambaste, demolish, ticktock, beat out, have words, scold, shell, tick, nonplusbeat, beat up, work oververb
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
"Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, rally, get, drum up, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
hit repeatedly
"beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeat, pound, thumpverb
move rhythmically
"Her heart was beating fast"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, pound up, mystify, ram, flummox, impound, outwit, lumber, circumvent, tick, poke, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, ram down, quiver, pound, work over, thud, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, pound off, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
shape by beating
"beat swords into ploughshares"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shelldrum, beat, thrumverb
make a rhythmic sound
"Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
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baffle, exhaust, stupefy, circumvent, stick, strum, crush, vanquish, get, bone up, mystify, outfox, flummox, outwit, hum, tick, nonplus, trounce, grind away, drum, beat up, bunk, swot up, tucker out, flap, mug up, beat out, dumbfound, gravel, swot, thump, ticktack, amaze, thrum, work over, overreach, ticktock, puzzle, quiver, get up, pound, bone, pulsate, cram, bewilder, perplex, tucker, vex, wash up, outsmart, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
glare or strike with great intensity
"The sun was beating down on us"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeat, flapverb
move with a thrashing motion
"The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
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roll, exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, pother, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, wave, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, undulate, puzzle, dither, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
"The boat beat in the strong wind"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeat, scrambleverb
stir vigorously
"beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, shinny, jumble, outwit, circumvent, tick, sputter, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, skin, clamber, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, struggle, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, throw together, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, shin, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
"beat one's breast"; "beat one's foot rhythmically"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
be superior
"Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeat, bunkverb
avoid paying
"beat the subway fare"
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scarper, exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, scat, get, mystify, flummox, take to the woods, run, outwit, circumvent, tick, escape, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, break away, head for the hills, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, hightail it, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, lam, pound, fly the coop, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, turn tail, tucker, vex, run away, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shelltick, ticktock, ticktack, beatverb
make a sound like a clock or a timer
"the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
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baffle, exhaust, get, circumvent, stick, crush, vanquish, mark, mystify, flummox, retick, outwit, tick, nonplus, trounce, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, perplex, beat out, gravel, thump, check off, ticktack, outsmart, amaze, thrum, ticktock, puzzle, quiver, check, click, pound, mark off, work over, pulsate, overreach, bewilder, tucker, vex, stupefy, wash up, outfox, tick off, pose, scramble, shellbeat, flapverb
move with a flapping motion
"The bird's wings were flapping"
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roll, exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, pother, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, wave, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, undulate, puzzle, dither, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
"Beat the rhythm"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellpulsate, beat, quiververb
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
"the city pulsated with music and excitement"
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baffle, exhaust, stupefy, circumvent, stick, crush, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, flitter, outwit, palpitate, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, flutter, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, flicker, perplex, beat out, gravel, waver, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, throb, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, pulse, work over, quake, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
make by pounding or trampling
"beat a path through the forest"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
"beat the drum"
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellbeatverb
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
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exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shelloutwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumventverb
beat through cleverness and wit
"I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
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baffle, exhaust, stupefy, elude, circumvent, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, outfox, fudge, flummox, surround, outwit, tick, sidestep, hem in, nonplus, trounce, besiege, pulsate, drum, parry, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, duck, beat out, dodge, gravel, thump, evade, ticktack, put off, thrum, hedge, outmaneuver, ticktock, amaze, quiver, outmanoeuvre, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, beleaguer, wash up, skirt, outsmart, pose, scramble, shellperplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundverb
be a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
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drum, lay, take, cause, receive, get at, outfox, wash up, foil, start, besot, father, experience, mystify, pound, rile, stun, have, become, sustain, stay, put, scram, regulate, drive, start out, amaze, stimulate, sire, model, devil, cohere, sting, engender, get to, cleave, go, fix, scotch, pay back, annoy, stick, suffer, beat up, set about, trounce, get down, thrum, incur, posture, stick by, draw, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, exhaust, overreach, stick around, set out, agitate, flap, rag, crush, arrest, stick to, develop, outwit, throw, bring, bewilder, nettle, irritate, mother, set, personate, stir up, lodge, quiver, buzz off, catch, present, scramble, wedge, shake up, make, beget, puzzle, flummox, stand by, thump, cross, get, generate, bind, complicate, nark, find, outsmart, deposit, cling, obtain, vex, worry, pose, adhere, capture, position, aim, induce, ticktack, spoil, perplex, work over, tucker out, raise up, bother, bunk, gravel, begin, disturb, impersonate, fetch, discombobulate, circumvent, let, get under one's skin, frustrate, sit, astound, arrive, tick, produce, pulsate, convey, thwart, bond, acquire, come, bemuse, tucker, commove, pay off, bilk, astonish, ticktock, bugger off, beat out, hold fast, chafe, vanquish, shell, stay put, place, nonplus, commence, baffleexhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker outverb
wear out completely
"This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
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baffle, exhaust, get, eat up, stick, crush, vanquish, play out, expel, wash up, eat, mystify, flummox, release, tire, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, lave, ticktack, outfox, use up, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, perplex, beat out, gravel, thump, do the dishes, run through, amaze, thrum, ticktock, puzzle, quiver, wipe out, pound, work over, pulsate, bewilder, overreach, discharge, run down, tucker, vex, stupefy, sap, eject, consume, outsmart, deplete, pose, scramble, shell
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
beatadjective
beatnoun
beatverb
Synonyms:
forge, malleate, beetle, weld, hammer, belabor, maul, buffet, smite, flagellate, whack, pelt, strike, whip, overcome, vanquish, surpass, conquer, eclipse, subdue, checkmate, rout, excel, outdo, cheat, swindle, defraud, throb, pulsate, pulverize, comminute, bruise, bray, triturate, perplex, pose, nonplus
How to use beat in a sentence?
I think Joe Biden would beat Joe Biden, you know, this guy [ Trump ] ca n’t even go to the bathroom without a golf cart.
There’s a lot that’s positive, but we have to score touchdowns in order to beat the best people we face.
I know what it takes to beat Trump, because I already have. And I will do it again.
With the Romney Olympics now, it used to be that Mitt would lose to all the boys and that he'd beat all the girls, now he's losing to the girls, so I'm not sure how much that's going to help him.
They want you to beat the market through stock selection.
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