| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat; gain advantage |
Synonyms: |
KO, beat, beat up, better, blank*, blast*, bulldoze, clobber, conquer, cream*, deck, drub, exceed, excel, flax, floor*, get the better of, knock off, lambaste, let have it, lick*, master, outclass, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overcome, prevail, put away, shoot down, shut down, surpass, take care of, take down, tan*, thrash*, top, total, transcend, trash*, triumph, triumph over, trounce, wallop, waste*, wax, whip*, whomp, whop, wipe out, wipe the floor with, wipe, zap |
Antonyms: |
give up, lose, relent, surrender |
| Main Entry: | overcome |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat, defeat |
Synonyms: |
be victorious, best*, come out on top, conquer, crush, down*, drown, get around, get the better of, hurdle, knock over, knock socks off, lick*, master, outlive, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, prevail, prostrate, reduce, render, rise above, shock, stun, subdue, subjugate, surmount, survive, throw*, triumph over, vanquish, weather*, whelm, win, worst* |
Antonyms: |
give in, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | subdue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep under control; moderate |
Synonyms: |
bear down, beat down, break, break in, check, conquer, control, crush, defeat, discipline, dominate, drop, extinguish, gentle, get the better of, get the upper hand, get under control, humble, mellow, overcome, overpower, overrun, put down, quash, quell, quench, quiet, quieten, reduce, repress, restrain, shut down, soften, squelch, subjugate, suppress, tame, temper, tone down, trample, triumph over, vanquish |
Antonyms: |
arouse, incite, release, rouse, start |
| Main Entry: | upset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat |
Synonyms: |
be victorious, beat, conquer, get the better of, outplay, overcome, overpower, overthrow, overturn, topple, triumph over, win |
Antonyms: |
fail, lose |
| Main Entry: | vanquish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat soundly |
Synonyms: |
bear down, beat, conquer, crush, humble, overcome, overpower, overturn, overwhelm, put down, quell, reduce, repress, rout, subdue, subjugate, subvert, surmount, trample, triumph over |
Antonyms: |
fail, lose, surrender |