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beaten

[beet-n] / ˈbit n /
ADJECTIVE
defeated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
humbled overpowered overwhelmed routed
STRONG
baffled bested circumvented conquered cowed crushed disappointed discomfited disheartened frustrated licked mastered overcome overthrown ruined subjugated surmounted thwarted trounced undone vanquished worsted
ADJECTIVE
forged
Synonyms
STRONG
formed hammered milled pounded rolled shaped stamped tamped tramped trodden worked
WEAK
tramped down
ADJECTIVE
mixed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stirred whipped
STRONG
aerated blended churned whisked
WEAK
bubbly creamy foamy frothy meringued

Example Sentences

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But you also shouldn’t count out LeBron; the kid from Akron has beaten the odds before.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Thatcher shot back, “they might have beaten us at our national sport, but we managed to beat them at their national sport twice in the 20th century.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Peaty was beaten to a third successive gold in Paris by Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi, having contracted coronavirus in the days before the final.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Evercore strategist Julian Emanuel has a screen of names that have beaten both sales and earnings estimates from analysts in all of the past eight quarters.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

As he took the elevator down to the ground floor, he reflected that he’d saved thousands of schoolchildren, he’d beaten Herod Sayle, and he hadn’t been killed or even badly hurt.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz