Synonyms for beaten
- adjective
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Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Defeated
defeated, broken, overpowered, vanquished, routed, overcome, confounded, undone, worsted, licked slang, recreant formal rare
2. Tired — trite; hackneyed
played out, tired, hackneyed, well-worn, worn-out, trite, threadbare, unoriginal, commonplace, banal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Trite; hackneyed.
- adj. 2
Defeated.
Related words
- Phrases
- beaten rice
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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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- broken He got his arm broken while he was playing soccer.
- defeated He tried his best, but in the end he was defeated.
- overpowered Claudio could easily have overpowered Isabella.
- vanquished "Sole hope to vanquished men of safety is despair."
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| beaten | rising | |
| broken | rising | |
| defeated | steady | |
| overpowered | rising | |
| vanquished | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- tired2, banal2, trite1
- 6 letters
- broken2, undone2, routed2, licked1
- 7 letters
- worsted2
- 8 letters
- overcome3, defeated3, recreant
- 9 letters
- hackneyed2
- 10 letters
- vanquished2, confounded3, unoriginal, threadbare2
- 11 letters
- commonplace3, overpowered4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tired2 = 2 syllables).