Synonyms for beat
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1. beat, round(noun)

   a regular route for a sentry or policeman

   "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"

   Synonyms:
   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, stave

   Antonyms:
   rested

2. pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat(noun)

   the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

   "he could feel the beat of her heart"

   Synonyms:
   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, twinkling

   Antonyms:
   rested

3. rhythm, beat, musical rhythm(noun)

   the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

   "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"

   Synonyms:
   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 method

   Antonyms:
   rested

4. beat(noun)

   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

   Synonyms:
   measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsation

   Antonyms:
   rested

5. beatnik, beat(noun)

   a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

   Synonyms:
   measure, beatnik, cadence, pulse, round, metre, heartbeat, meter, musical rhythm, rhythm, pulsation

   Antonyms:
   rested

6. beat(noun)

   the sound of stroke or blow

   "he heard the beat of a drum"

   Synonyms:
   measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsation

   Antonyms:
   rested

7. meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence(noun)

   (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

   Synonyms:
   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 stick

   Antonyms:
   rested

8. beat(noun)

   a regular rate of repetition

   "the cox raised the beat"

   Synonyms:
   measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsation

   Antonyms:
   rested

9. beat(noun)

   a stroke or blow

   "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"

   Synonyms:
   measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsation

   Antonyms:
   rested

10. beat(adj)

    the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

    Synonyms:
    measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsation

    Antonyms:
    rested

11. all 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"

    Antonyms:
    rested

12. beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish(verb)

    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"

    Synonyms:
    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, nonplus

    Antonyms:
    rested

13. beat, beat up, work over(verb)

    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"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

14. beat(verb)

    hit repeatedly

    "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

15. beat, pound, thump(verb)

    move rhythmically

    "Her heart was beating fast"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

16. beat(verb)

    shape by beating

    "beat swords into ploughshares"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

17. drum, beat, thrum(verb)

    make a rhythmic sound

    "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

18. beat(verb)

    glare or strike with great intensity

    "The sun was beating down on us"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

19. beat, flap(verb)

    move with a thrashing motion

    "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

20. beat(verb)

    sail with much tacking or with difficulty

    "The boat beat in the strong wind"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

21. beat, scramble(verb)

    stir vigorously

    "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

22. beat(verb)

    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"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

23. beat(verb)

    be superior

    "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

24. beat, bunk(verb)

    avoid paying

    "beat the subway fare"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

25. tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat(verb)

    make a sound like a clock or a timer

    "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

26. beat, flap(verb)

    move with a flapping motion

    "The bird's wings were flapping"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

27. beat(verb)

    indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

    "Beat the rhythm"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

28. pulsate, beat, quiver(verb)

    move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

    "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

29. beat(verb)

    make by pounding or trampling

    "beat a path through the forest"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

30. beat(verb)

    produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

    "beat the drum"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

31. beat(verb)

    strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

32. outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent(verb)

    beat through cleverness and wit

    "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

    Synonyms:
    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, shell

    Antonyms:
    rested

33. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound(verb)

    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"

    Synonyms:
    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, baffle

    Antonyms:
    rested

34. exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out(verb)

    wear out completely

    "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

    Synonyms:
    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

    Antonyms:
    rested

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1. 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.

   Synonyms:
   bastinado, batter, belabor, bruise, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, defeat, flog, overcome, pommel, pound, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whip, worst

   Antonyms:
   fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender

   Preposition:
   Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.

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1. beat

   Synonyms:
   strike, pound, batter, surpass, thrash, cudgel, overcome, defeat, conquer, worst, whack, belabor, vanquish

   Antonyms:
   defend, protect, shield, fall, shelter, surrender, stroke, caress, pat

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1. beat(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   strike, knock, hit, thump, belabor, drub, maul, pommel, BASTE, thrash, thwack, bang, lay blows upon

2. beat(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   hammer, forge

3. beat(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   pound, bruise, pulverize, comminute, bray, break in pieces

4. beat(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   batter, smite, pelt, dash against

5. beat(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   conquer, overcome, subdue, vanquish, overpower, defeat, checkmate

6. beat(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] excel, surpass, outdo, cut out

7. beat(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   pulsate, throb

8. beat(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   dash, strike

9. beat(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) go against the wind, go a zigzag course

10. beat(n.)

    Synonyms:
    stroke, striking, blow

11. beat(n.)

    Synonyms:
    pulsation, throb, beating

12. beat(n.)

    Synonyms:
    round, course

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1. beat(a)

   Synonyms:
   exhausted, weary, fatigued, beaten

2. beat(n)

   Synonyms:
   throb, pulsation, round, superior

3. beat(v)

   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

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1. List of paraphrases for "beat":

   defeated, defeats, defeat, blanked, beats, beating, fight, hit, bat, bested, pace, trounced, broke, rhythm, fought, bt, struck, overcame, patrol, overcome

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How to use beat in a sentence?

1. Chris Barron:

   The president does punch back, and I think that it is highly unlikely that he's simply going to take incoming from his political rivals who again view this tragedy as a club by which to beat the president about the head.

2. Kayla Gissendaner in her statement:

   I just want to tell my kids that I love them, and I am proud of them, and no matter what happens love does beat out hate.

3. Gavin Parry:

   There was a bit of concern because Premier Li recently made comments about the difficulty of achieving 7 percent GDP growth, which dampened sentiment ahead of the figures coming out, so people are quite pleased to see it beat estimates at 6.9 percent, these numbers are good for Japan, particularly for construction and possibly for related sectors with exposure in China.

4. Kaowsalya Shanthakumar:

   I saw the doctors trying to recover her heart beat by pumping her chest, then shortly afterwards, they told me that she had died.

5. Luc Pierre:

   Gunmen in military fatigue attacked police headquarters around 2:30 a.m., they beat several police officers and took away a number of weapons.

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