as in overcomes
to achieve a victory over
they defeated their archrivals easily and moved into the next round of the play-offs
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as in losses
failure to win a contest
sore losers still griping about their defeat in the basketball game earlier that week
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as in collapses
a falling short of one's goals
truly disheartened by the defeat of his plans to revitalize downtown
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defeats
Noun
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During the losing streak there have been competitive losses to elite teams, as well as a home overtime loss to the Knicks two weeks ago before the start of the skid.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025 -
That’s two straight shutout losses and three shutouts in their last five games.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Competing in a high-speed, high-pressure environment taught me to make the quick decisions necessary to grow a company while remaining strong in the face of setbacks.—
Tom Dunlop,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Despite these setbacks, MBM Motorsports is confident, banking on Wallace's past success at superspeedways to see them through.—
Lydia Mee,
Newsweek,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As the fallout from this incident continues, the scandal has revealed significant failures of basic security principles that everyone should be aware of — but that White House cabinet members and government officials should absolutely abide by.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Despite previous test failures and skepticism from space experts, Musk remains confident about his timeline.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Minnesota would finish fifth if Memphis beats Denver and the Clippers beat the Warriors or if Denver beats Memphis and the Warriors beat the Clippers.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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If Denver beats Memphis and the Clippers beat the Warriors, the Wolves would finish sixth.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Defeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeats. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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