Synonyms for de-feat
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : dih-feet |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfit |
Top 10 synonyms for de-feat Other synonyms for the word de-feat
- abolishment
- about-face
- advantage
- adversity
- affliction
- agitation
- annihilation
- ascendancy
- atrophy
- backset
- bad luck
- bad omen
- bane
- bankrupt
- bashing
- bath
- beggar
- bereavement
- blame
- blight
- blow
- blunder
- bomb
- botch
- bother
- bottom
- breakdown
- brush-off
- brushoff
- bull's-eye
- bungle
- bust
- calamity
- cataclysm
- censure
- check
- checkmate
- clean sweep
- cold shoulder
- comedown
- complaint
- condemnation
- confusion
- conquering
- conquest
- control
- crackup
- crash
- crumbling
- crush
- curse
- cut
- death
- debit
- decay
- decline
- default
- defeat
- defeating
- deficiency
- deficit
- defile
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- delay
- delinquency
- demolition
- denial
- depletion
- deprivation
- dereliction
- destitution
- destroyer
- destruction
- deterioration
- detriment
- difficulty
- dilapidation
- disadvantage
- disappearance
- disappointment
- disaster
- discouragement
- disgrace
- disintegration
- disorder
- dispossession
- disquiet
- disrepair
- dissolution
- distress
- disturbance
- dominion
- doom
- downfall
- downgrade
- drawing board
- drubbing
- elimination
- error
- exhaust
- extinction
- failing
- failure
- fall
- false step
- fatality
- fault
- faux pas
- feather in cap
- fiasco
- flak
- flash in the pan
- flaw
- flip-flop
- flogging
- flop
- forfeiture
- free-for-all
- frustration
- fumble
- gain
- go-by
- goulash
- grand slam
- grief
- hard time
- hardship
- harm
- hassle
- havoc
- hindrance
- hit
- hitch
- hold-up
- hole in one
- humiliation
- hurt
- illness
- impairment
- impediment
- implosion
- inadequacy
- injury
- insolvency
- insult
- interruption
- kick in the teeth
- killing
- lashing
- last straw
- laurels
- lead balloon
- lemon
- loser
- losing
- loss
- malady
- malfunction
- mar
- mess
- misadventure
- miscalculation
- miscarriage
- mischance
- misfire
- misfortune
- mishap
- mislaying
- misplacing
- miss
- mission accomplished
- misstep
- mistake
- need
- neglect
- nemesis
- nix
- nonperformance
- nonsuccess
- nothing doing
- obliteration
- obstacle
- omission
- opposition
- overriding
- overthrow
- overturn
- pan
- perdition
- perversion
- pillage
- privation
- prize
- queasiness
- rap
- rape
- rebuff
- rebuke
- refusal
- regress
- regression
- rejection
- reprimand
- repulse
- retardation
- reversal
- reversal of fortune
- reverse
- reversion
- revolution
- rout
- ruin
- ruination
- rupture
- sack
- sacrifice
- screw-up
- setback
- shake-up
- shame
- shellacking
- shock
- shrinkage
- sickness
- sinking ship
- skids
- slap in the face
- slaughter
- slight
- slip
- slowdown
- smash
- snub
- spurning
- squandering
- stalemate
- stew
- stoppage
- stricture
- stumble
- stumbling block
- subjugation
- subversion
- superiority
- suppressing
- supremacy
- surprise
- sweep
- swipe
- the end
- the gold
- thrashing
- thumbs down
- tizzy
- total
- total loss
- trial
- trip
- triumph
- trouble
- trouncing
- turkey
- turmoil
- turnabout
- turndown
- undoing
- upper hand
- upset
- vanquishment
- vicissitude
- visitation
- want
- washout
- waste
- waterloo
- weakness
- whipping
- whole new ballgame
- win
- winning
- worry
- wrack
- wreck
- wreckage
Définition of de-feat
Origin :- 1701, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of defeat (v.).
- As in knock : noun strong criticism
- As in landslide : noun great victory
- As in loss : noun misfortune, deficit; something misplaced or lost
- As in miscarriage : noun failure
- As in rebuff : noun turning away; ignoring
- As in repulse : noun snub; rejection
- As in reverse : noun bad luck; failure
- As in ruin : noun situation of devastation
- As in setback : noun disappointment
- As in undoing : noun destruction, misfortune
- As in upset : noun problem
- As in victory : noun win, success
- As in beating : noun thrashing
- As in subversion : noun ruin
- As in suppression : noun abolition
- As in insolvency : noun failure
- As in licking : noun beating
- As in misplacement : noun loss
- As in nonfeasance : noun failure
- As in ruination : noun ruin
- As in thrashing : noun beating
- As in unsuccess : noun failure
- As in unsuccessfulness : noun failure
- As in comedown : noun letdown, blow
- As in coup de grâce : noun finishing blow
- As in debacle : noun catastrophe
- As in defeat : noun overthrow, beating
- As in defeat : noun frustration
- As in disappointment : noun saddening situation; letdown
- As in disappointment : noun mental upset; displeasure
- As in disaster : noun accident, trouble
- As in discomfiture : noun embarrassment, frustration
- As in failure : noun lack of success
- As in finish : noun conclusion; completion
- As in frustration : noun disappointment, thwarting
- As in kill : verb turn off; cancel
- As in mock : verb deceive
- As in murder : verb kill
- As in neutralize : verb counteract
- As in obliterate : verb destroy
- As in outdo : verb better, overcome
- As in outflank : verb outmaneuver
- As in outfox : verb outsmart
- As in outwit/outsmart : verb get the better of; figure out before another
- As in overpower : verb beat; get the upper hand
- As in overwhelm : verb flood, beat physically
- As in prostrate : verb overwhelm; wear out
- As in pulverize : verb destroy
- As in put down : verb subdue
- As in rebut : verb argue against; prove wrong
- As in repulse : verb push away
- As in baffle : verb hinder
- As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
- As in balk : verb thwart
- As in set back : verb delay, hinder
- As in show up : verb expose, embarrass
- As in slaughter : verb kill
- As in stymie : verb frustrate, hinder
- As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
- As in subvert : verb rebel, destroy
- As in surmount : verb overcome, triumph over
- As in thrash : verb flail about; beat
- As in thwart : verb stop, hinder
- As in undo : verb nullify, invalidate
- As in veto : verb refuse permission
- As in outwit : verb deceive
- As in outmaneuver : verb outwit
- As in outperform : verb beat
- As in outshine : verb outdo
- As in steamroller : verb steamroll
- As in wear down : verb make weary
- As in checkmate : verb countermove
- As in outrun : verb run faster than
- As in outstrip : verb surpass
- As in override : verb supersede
- As in shellac : verb batter
- As in smite : verb destroy
- As in wrack : verb destroy
- As in cheat : verb frustrate, thwart
- As in outsmart : verb outwit
- As in outthink : verb outwit
- As in pauperize : verb ruin
- As in thresh : verb thrash
- As in trump : verb outmaneuver
- As in confute : verb disprove, refute
- As in counteract : verb do opposing action
- As in crush : verb defeating soundly
- As in defeat : verb conquer in military manner
- As in defeat : verb conquer in athletic contest
- As in defeat : verb frustrate
- As in defy : verb challenge, frustrate
- As in demolish : verb destroy; consume
- As in do for : verb destroy
- As in drub : verb thrash
- As in eliminate : verb remove, throw out
- As in floor : verb perplex, confound
- As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
- As in frustrate : verb thwart, disappoint
- As in get : verb seize
- As in hammer : verb beat, hit
- The fight which he took part in as aide-de-camp, and which had so sad an end, goes by the name of Brad-dock's de-feat.
- Extract from : « The Life of George Washington » by Josephine Pollard
Antonyms for de-feat
- accomplishment
- accuracy
- achievement
- adequacy
- advance
- advantage
- aid
- approval
- ascent
- assistance
- attainment
- attraction
- benefit
- betterment
- birth
- blessing
- boon
- boost
- building
- calm
- carriage
- certainty
- comfort
- compliment
- construction
- contentment
- continuation
- correction
- creation
- credit
- development
- disadvantage
- doing
- ease
- enchantment
- encouragement
- enough
- exoneration
- expectation
- expedition
- failure
- favor
- fix
- forfeit
- fortune
- furtherance
- gain
- good
- good fortune
- good health
- good luck
- growth
- happiness
- harmony
- health
- help
- honor
- identical
- improvement
- inclusion
- increase
- inferiority
- loss
- miracle
- order
- peace
- perfection
- plenty
- praise
- profit
- progress
- prosperity
- ratification
- relief
- respect
- rise
- same
- sanction
- satisfaction
- solution
- strength
- subservience
- success
- sufficiency
- triumph
- truth
- victory
- weakness
- welcome
- win
- wonder
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