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be beaten

VERB
go down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapse crumple decline decrease descend drop pitch plunge reduce sink slump tumble
WEAK
be defeated cave in droop fold founder go under keel lessen make less sag set submerge submerse submit succumb suffer defeat topple
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend expand go up grow increase raise rise strengthen
WEAK
gain

Example Sentences

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Last time out, Wardley stopped Joseph Parker to claim the interim WBO title, and is yet to be beaten as a professional, with 20 wins and one draw.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

In some parts of MLS, Messi is an enemy to be beaten, not a celebrity to be welcomed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

And the Americans, the team that looked unbeatable, proved that they wouldn’t be beaten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The scourge of extortion in Peru, which has risen tenfold in two years, cannot be beaten without a major security overhaul, the prosecutor heading the South American country's fight against organized crime told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

“A fool, that’s what I am! A little fool, climbing all this way to be beaten by an old loft door.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques