Unscramble defeated

Definition of defeated

adjective:

• beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy". Antonyms: undefeated.
• 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: disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted.

noun:

• people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated". Synonyms: discomfited.

verb:

• win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties", "defeat your enemies", "He overcame his shyness", "He overcame his infirmity", "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up". Synonyms: defeat, get the better of, overcome.
• thwart the passage of; "kill a motion", "he shot down the student's proposal". Synonyms: defeat, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out.

Related words

beat, conquer, crush, demolish, destroy, down, expel, lurch, nose, overrun, rout, shell, skunk, survive, trounce, upset, vanquish, wallop.

Words nearby

deflated.

Rhymes with

completed, conceited, heated, retreated.