defeated
Lost the battle
Defeated describes someone or something that has lost a contest, battle, or struggle.
A defeated army retreats; a defeated candidate concedes.
The word often carries emotional weight beyond mere loss—suggesting demoralization or exhaustion: He slumped in his chair, looking utterly defeated.
To defeat is to overcome or vanquish an opponent or obstacle.
Having lost a contest
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- trouncedDefeated decisively
- thrashedDefeated decisively
- crushedCompressed into fragments
walloped · clobbered · drubbed · hammered · shellacked · whipped · pummeled · dominated
Defeated and took control
- subjugatedBrought under control
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
overrun · surrendered · capitulated · outmaneuvered · outflanked · decimated · repelled · retreated
Lost confidence or hope
- discouragedHaving lost confidence or enthusiasm
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- downcastSad or despondent
despondent · dejected · crushed · demoralized · hopeless · resigned · deflated · dismayed
Complete yielding to demands
- submissionYielding to another's will
- yieldingBending under pressure
- concessionYielding a point
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
acquiescence · white flag · armistice · truce · laying down arms · giving up · ceding · relinquishment
Being without something
- failureLack of success
- setbackReverse in progress
- downfallSudden loss of power
- collapseSudden structural failure
reversal · debacle · disappointment · disaster · undoing · ruin · fall · stumble
Capacity to recover quickly
- comebackRecovery after decline
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reboundReturn after deflection
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
bouncing back · overcoming · fighting back · redemption · turnaround · resurgence · second wind · rallying
beaten
Having lost a contest
crushed · walloped · clobbered · drubbed · hammered · shellacked · whipped · pummeled · dominated · outscored
conquered
Defeated and took control
- subjugatedBrought under control
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
overpowered · overrun · surrendered · capitulated · outmaneuvered · outflanked · decimated · repelled · retreated · encircled
disheartened
Lost confidence or hope
- discouragedHaving lost confidence or enthusiasm
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
downcast · despondent · dejected · crushed · demoralized · hopeless · resigned · deflated · dismayed · disillusioned
capitulation
Complete yielding to demands
- submissionYielding to another's will
- yieldingBending under pressure
- concessionYielding a point
resignation · acquiescence · white flag · armistice · truce · laying down arms · giving up · ceding · relinquishment · succumbing
loss
Being without something
collapse · reversal · debacle · disappointment · disaster · undoing · ruin · fall · stumble · upset
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
perseverance · bouncing back · overcoming · fighting back · redemption · turnaround · resurgence · second wind · rallying · regrouping
- demolishedbeaten, crushed, destroyed, demolished, annihilated
- losing phrasesgame over, you lose, lose out, beaten, take a beating
- Non-winnersloser, runner-up, beaten, second place, third place
- took downrecorded, noted, wrote, logged, jotted
- dejectiondejected, despondent, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited
- trial by combattrial by combat, trial by ordeal, ordeal, divine judgment, champion
defeatedvictorious
Having achieved triumph
triumphant · winning · successful · conquering · dominant
defeatedunbowed
Not yielding to force
defiant · unbroken · resilient · indomitable · spirited
defeatedunconquered
Never overcome or subdued
unvanquished · undefeated · unbeaten · unsubdued · victorious
- admit defeatAccept that you've lost
- defeat the purposeNegate intended outcome
- accept defeatAcknowledge loss gracefully
- crushing defeatOverwhelming, decisive loss
- admitting defeatAcknowledging loss openly
- total defeatComplete, decisive loss
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