Synonyms of beaten

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adjective

ˈbē-tᵊn 

as in exhausted

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness

felt beaten after three months of 90-hour workweeks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhausted
• tired
• beat
• drained
• worn
• weary
• wearied
• dead
• done
• spent
• limp
• tapped out
• wiped out
• jaded
• worn to a frazzle
• prostrate
• fatigued
• burnt-out
• played out
• pooped
• bushed
• loggy
• knackered
• all in
• aweary
• bleary
• weakened
• logy
• tuckered (out)
• burned-out
• worn-out
• washed-out
• overworked
• sleepy
• overtaxed
• debilitated
• broken-down
• enfeebled
• sapped
• enervated
• overfatigued
• lethargic
• drowsy
• sluggish
• run-down
• heavy
• enervate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rested
• unwearied
• rejuvenated
• fresh
• refreshed
• relaxed
• strengthened
• active
• strong
• tireless
• revitalized
• energetic
• invigorated
• peppy
• vitalized
• weariless

beaten

2 of 2

verb

variants or beat

past participle of beat

1

as in battered

to strike repeatedly

they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• battered
• assaulted
• attacked
• punched
• whipped
• chopped
• licked
• hided
• pummeled
• smashed
• raided
• pummelled
• bludgeoned
• mauled
• slapped
• clubbed
• wounded
• thrashed
• lashed
• thumped
• pounded
• flogged
• buffeted
• bashed
• stormed
• whupped
• hammered
• paddled
• pelted
• punched out
• walloped
• worked over
• tanned
• lathered
• slated
• threshed
• curried
• knocked
• batted
• lambasted
• drubbed
• switched
• whapped
• birched
• laced
• smacked
• hit
• slogged
• belted
• belabored
• tromped
• whopped
• basted
• whaled
• roughed (up)
• spanked
• fibbed
• messed (up)
• pommelled
• done
• clobbered
• whacked
• pommeled
• beaten up on
• rushed
• cuffed
• slammed
• bunged up
• boxed
• assailed
• swiped
• socked
• descended (on or upon)
• scourged
• swatted
• laid on
• caned
• thwacked
• strapped
• cracked
• jumped (on)
• pasted
• clouted
• horsewhipped
• beset
• cudgelled
• busted
• flagellated
• whomped
• lacerated
• pounced (on or upon)
• mutilated
• pistol-whipped
• gored
• lammed
• whammed
• maimed
• leathered
• mangled
• cudgeled
• bust
• blackjacked
• cowhided
• fustigated
• rawhided

2

as in gotten

to achieve a victory over

she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gotten
• stopped
• taken
• got
• defeated
• licked
• overcome
• conquered
• bested
• dispatched
• subdued
• overmatched
• trimmed
• mastered
• surmounted
• upended
• worsted
• gotten around
• won (against)
• prevailed (over)
• got the better of
• triumphed (over)
• overborne
• got around
• done down
• scored
• skunked
• swept
• finished
• upset
• overborn
• whipped
• thrashed
• slaughtered
• knocked for a loop
• clobbered
• crushed
• flattened
• trounced
• buried
• annihilated
• creamed
• routed
• blown out
• bombed
• overwhelmed
• blown away
• skinned
• succeeded
• walloped
• vanquished
• smoked
• subjugated
• pipped
• broken
• capped
• shellacked
• excelled
• overpowered
• waxed
• overthrown
• drubbed
• topped
• snowed under
• flourished
• surpassed
• edged (out)
• eclipsed
• exceeded
• knocked over
• outdone
• unseated
• outstripped
• outdistanced
• bettered
• transcended
• knocked off
• outshone
• nosed out
• outfought
• outshined
• overtopped
• aced (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)
• fallen
• gone down
• given up
• failed
• collapsed
• folded
• washed out
• flopped
• gone under
• flunked

3

as in surpassed

to be greater, better, or stronger than

this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surpassed
• exceeded
• topped
• eclipsed
• outclassed
• transcended
• outgunned
• excelled
• outmatched
• outdone
• outstripped
• outdistanced
• outshone
• bettered
• defeated
• outshined
• overtopped
• towered (over)
• overshadowed
• outpaced
• gone one better
• overcome
• run rings around
• outrun
• crushed
• mastered
• trounced
• clobbered
• shamed
• conquered
• run circles around
• outperformed
• thrashed
• licked
• bested
• routed
• whipped
• overmatched
• drubbed
• surmounted
• trumped
• won (against)
• subdued
• worsted
• walloped
• outraced
• prevailed (over)
• overpassed
• one-upped
• triumphed (over)
• outweighed
• outcompeted
• trimmed
• skunked
• overborne
• outbalanced
• overborn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)

4

as in pulsed

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner

the patient's heart beats roughly 60 times per minute

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulsed
• throbbed
• vibrated
• fluctuated
• palpitated
• pulsated
• pitter-pattered
• pit-a-patted
• trembled
• oscillated
• quivered

5

as in fluttered

to move or cause to move with a striking motion

the bird's wings beat strongly as it soared in the air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fluttered
• flapped
• whipped
• flailed
• flopped
• waved
• knocked
• smacked
• battered
• spanked
• swayed
• thumped
• swung
• buffeted
• banged
• flicked
• flickered
• pounded
• flitted
• throbbed
• fanned
• pulsed
• oscillated
• undulated
• palpitated

6

as in baffled

to prevent from achieving a goal

you beat me to it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffled
• thwarted
• frustrated
• hindered
• arrested
• stopped
• prevented
• overcome
• checked
• foiled
• balked
• hampered
• blocked
• handicapped
• checkmated
• defeated
• barred
• obstructed
• impeded
• discomfited
• shackled
• tied up
• hobbled
• interfered (with)
• inhibited
• set back
• averted
• halted
• stalled
• held back
• trammelled
• fettered
• precluded
• encumbered
• clogged
• neutralized
• forestalled
• nullified
• manacled
• offset
• conquered
• obviated
• trammeled
• counteracted
• short-circuited
• negated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraged
• promoted
• advanced
• cultivated
• forwarded
• assisted
• fostered
• aided
• nurtured
• furthered
• facilitated
• smoothed
• eased
• abetted

7

as in forged

to shape with a hammer

the medieval artisans who beat iron into exquisite swords

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forged
• fashioned
• pounded
• hammered
• carved
• drawn
• wrought
• sculpted
• chased
• worked
• modeled
• patted
• molded
• modelled
• kneaded
• stamped
• formed
• hewn
• coined
• cut
• planished
• boasted
• sculptured
• minted
• chiseled
• hewed
• chiselled
• graven
• abated
• graved
• knapped

8

as in burnt

to shine with a bright harsh light

the tropical sun beat down on our heads without mercy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burnt
• burned
• glowed
• gleamed
• glared
• blazed
• flared
• flamed
• flashed
• glinted
• glistened
• beamed
• glanced
• sparkled
• glittered
• radiated
• blinded
• dazzled
• shimmered
• dazed
• glimmered
• glistered
• twinkled
• bedazzled
• scintillated

9

as in drummed

to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically

beat the drum in a marching rhythm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drummed
• tapped
• hit
• banged
• pounded
• knocked
• rapped
• thumped
• patted
• clapped
• smacked
• whacked
• stricken
• thwacked
• slammed
• hammered
• bashed
• socked
• bopped
• swatted
• bonked
• walloped
• pasted
• thudded
• batted
• pinged
• clattered
• tipped
• struck
• chinked
• clicked
• clinked
• flicked
• clapt
• chucked
• pitter-pattered
• pit-a-patted

10

as in puzzled

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

it beats me how that slipup happened

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puzzled
• gotten
• confused
• baffled
• perplexed
• got
• bewildered
• bothered
• bamboozled
• disoriented
• confounded
• vexed
• mystified
• befuddled
• upset
• addled
• flummoxed
• buffaloed
• stunned
• posed
• foxed
• muddled
• muddied
• discombobulated
• mazed
• graveled
• gravelled
• bemused
• fuddled
• rattled
• embarrassed
• stuck
• disturbed
• befogged
• blown one's mind
• gone to one's head
• vext
• stumped
• flustered
• mortified
• disconcerted
• fazed
• discomfited
• discountenanced
• distressed
• deceived
• weirded out
• tricked
• dismayed
• perturbed
• abashed
• nonplussed
• misled
• fooled
• nonplused
• discomforted
• duped
• disquieted
• agitated
• unsettled
• deluded
• chagrined
• unhinged
• hoodwinked
• strung along
• snowed
• discomposed
• cozened
• taken in
• gulled
• humbugged
• beguiled
• hoaxed
• misguided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfied
• assured
• informed
• reassured
• enlightened

11

as in escaped

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

he spends all of his time trying to beat the system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escaped
• circumvented
• evaded
• avoided
• ignored
• bypassed
• dodged
• gotten around
• shaken
• prevented
• shunned
• sidestepped
• shortcut
• eluded
• outflanked
• skirted
• disobeyed
• eschewed
• got around
• deflected
• flouted
• ducked
• disregarded
• shirked
• averted
• end-ran
• parried
• obviated
• diverted
• warded (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• kept
• observed
• complied (with)
• sought
• accepted
• pursued
• obeyed
• welcomed
• embraced
• caught
• incurred
• acceded (to)
• contracted
• assented (to)
• acquiesced (to)
• courted

12

as in pounded

to reduce to fine particles

years of pounding had beaten the pebbles to a fine dust

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounded
• crushed
• smashed
• pulverized
• ground
• powdered
• disintegrated
• milled
• atomized
• mulled
• comminuted
• brayed
• broken
• fractured
• shattered
• crumbled
• grated
• crunched
• dashed
• busted
• splintered
• fragmented
• kibbled
• bust
• micronized

13

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheated
• squeezed
• bled
• victimized
• screwed
• plucked
• stuck
• defrauded
• swindled
• shortchanged
• fleeced
• stung
• reamed
• skinned
• hustled
• rooked
• euchred
• stiffed
• hosed
• shaken down
• mulcted
• chiselled
• taken for a ride
• conned
• fiddled
• suckered
• bilked
• cozened
• chiseled
• diddled
• choused
• ripped off
• shorted
• nobbled
• skunked
• gaffed
• done in
• flimflammed
• taken to the cleaners
• done
• thimblerigged
• gouged
• extorted
• wrenched
• nicked
• sold a bill of goods to
• milked
• soaked
• wrung
• deceived
• exploited
• wrested
• clipped
• tricked
• overcharged
• duped
• fooled
• betrayed
• gulled
• double-crossed
• roped (in)
• bamboozled
• bitched
• fast-talked

Examples of beaten in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Chee mashes the kernels with beaten egg, salt and a flourish of sugar that brings the flavor into focus but leaves no trace of sweetness. —Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022

Add the beaten egg. —Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2022

Brush outer edges with beaten egg. —Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022

Brush the border with the beaten egg. —BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2021