| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | defeat | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated. | |
| Synonyms: | beating, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | defeat | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Synonyms: | bouleversement, debacle, defeasance, disappointment, discomfiture, downfall, failure, foil, frustration, labefaction, overthrow, repulse, rout, subjugation, vanquishment, waterloo | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | defeat | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition. | |
| Synonyms: | beat, best, conquer, master, overcome, prevail against, rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst | |
| Idioms: | carry, get, get, go someone one better | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | defeat | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, baffle, balk, beat, best, break, check, checkmate, conquer, crucify, crush, decimate, defeasance, deprive, destroy, devastate, disappoint, discomfit, eclipse, excel, floor, foil, frustrate, lick, loss, master, nullify, outperform, outplay, outshine, outwit, overcome, overpower, overreach, overthrow, overwhelm, prevail, pulverize, quell, repulse, reverse, rout, route, ruin, setback, shellac, subdue, subjugate, surmount, surpass, thwack, triumph, trounce, undo, vanquish | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | frustrate | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To prevent from accomplishing a purpose. | |
| Synonyms: | baffle, balk, check, checkmate, foil, stymie, thwart | |
| Idioms: | cut the ground from under | |
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