Thesaurus / defeating
FEEDBACKsynonyms for defeating
synonyms for defeating
- achievement
- advantage
- defeat
- gain
- grand slam
- hit
- sweep
- triumph
- winning
- ascendancy
- bull's-eye
- conquest
- control
- destruction
- dominion
- killing
- laurels
- overthrow
- prize
- subjugation
- superiority
- supremacy
- upset
- clean sweep
- feather in cap
- hole in one
- mission accomplished
- the gold
- upper hand
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use defeating in a sentence
The Frenchman never withdrew his blade; but his very anxiety to make a hit was defeating itself.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSOnly a cool and daring man could have succeeded in defeating so many strong enemies.
ALILA, OUR LITTLE PHILIPPINE COUSINMARY HAZELTON WADEBut the incident always hung over him like a cloud, and was the means of defeating him for several responsible official positions.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNThe British were victorious, not only defeating the enemy, but capturing many of their standards, and most of their guns.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLANHaving failed in defeating the measure in the whole, they sought to defeat it in its details.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLANRodney headed the poll for Westminster, but Fox secured the second seat, defeating a ministerial candidate.
THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND - VOL. X.WILLIAM HUNTThemistocles, who saw through their designs, undertook the task of defeating them with their own weapons.
GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN. VOL. 3 OF 8VARIOUSHe intended to employ all the time and the utmost ability he possessed in defeating the atrocious plot of the miscreants.
TWO BOYS IN WYOMINGEDWARD S. ELLISTo this guilelessness on their part must be attributed another strange method of defeating their evil designs on children.
THE SCIENCE OF FAIRY TALESEDWIN SIDNEY HARTLANDAll the force goes into the light, while mans devices for defeating darkness waste as much as ninety-nine per cent.
HEROES OF TO-DAYMARY R. PARKMANWORDS RELATED TO DEFEATING
- achievements
- advantages
- ascendancy
- bull's-eyes
- clean sweeps
- conquests
- controls
- defeatings
- defeats
- destructions
- dominions
- feather in caps
- gains
- grand slams
- hits
- hole in ones
- killings
- laurels
- mission accomplisheds
- overthrows
- prizes
- subjugation
- superiorities
- supremacy
- sweeps
- the golds
- triumphs
- upper hands
- upsets
- winnings
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.