Synonyms for defeated
de·feat·ed

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1. defeated, discomfitedadjective

   people who are defeated

   "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"

   Synonyms:
   discomfited

   Antonyms:
   unbowed, triumphant, unbeaten, unconquered, undefeated, unvanquished, successful, victorious

2. defeatedadjective

   beaten or overcome; not victorious

   "the defeated enemy"

   Synonyms:
   thwarted, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated

   Antonyms:
   successful, undefeated, unbowed, unconquered, unbeaten, unvanquished, victorious, triumphant

3. defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwartedadjective

   disappointingly unsuccessful

   "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"

   Synonyms:
   thwarted, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated

   Antonyms:
   successful, unbeaten, unconquered, undefeated, unbowed, triumphant, victorious, unvanquished

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1. List of paraphrases for "defeated":

   vanquished, beat, beaten, untied, undone, rejected, conquered, defeat, overcame, trounced, overcome, negatived, dismissed, blanked, overthrown, bested

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1. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   It's desperate stuff from an organization that really does do the most utterly despicable and ghastly acts, and people can see that again today, this is an organization that's losing territory, it's losing ground ... Britain will never be cowed by this sort of terrorism, our values are so much stronger than theirs. It may take a very long time but they will be defeated.

2. Marcus:

   If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.

3. Osho, My Way: The Way of The White Clouds:

   Your existence is so tiny.You cannot fight,you cannot conquer. It is impossible to conceive how an individual unit can conquer the whole.And if the whole is purposeless and you are with purpose,you are going to be defeated.

4. The Washingtonian:

   But Cantor, who was defeated in his 2014 primary by unknown economics professor Dave Brat, seemed to admit theGOPbattle-cry was just a charade. … ‘We sort of all got what was going on, that there was this disconnect in terms of communication, because no one wanted to take the time out in the general public to even think about ‘Wait a minute — that can’t happen,’ if you’ve got that anger working for you, you’re gonna let it be.

5. Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini:

   (This) has led to the recovery of thousands of archaeological items and defeated a criminal organization dedicated to plundering southern Italy's cultural heritage.