Synonyms for routed
- adjective
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Adjective
defeated, beaten, vanquished, overpowered, overcome, undone, confounded, worsted, licked slang, recreant formal rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
assigned a route
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An army is defeated when forcibly driven back; it is routed when it is converted into a mob of fugitives.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- beaten She asked for divorce because she's always beaten.
- defeated He tried his best, but in the end he was defeated.
- vanquished "Sole hope to vanquished men of safety is despair."
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| routed | steady | |
| beaten | rising | |
| defeated | steady | |
| vanquished | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- beaten2, undone2, licked1
- 7 letters
- worsted2
- 8 letters
- overcome3, defeated3, recreant
- 10 letters
- vanquished2, confounded3
- 11 letters
- overpowered4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beaten2 = 2 syllables).