Synonyms of BEATEN

verb

1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

   • BEAT6
   • CRUSH10
   • SHELL8
   • TROUNCE9
   • VANQUISH23

   Also: beat out.

2. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

   • BEAT6

   Also: beat up, work over.

3. hit repeatedly

   • BEAT6

4. move rhythmically

   • BEAT6
   • POUND8
   • THUMP12

5. shape by beating

   • BEAT6

6. make a rhythmic sound

   • DRUM7
   • BEAT6
   • THRUM10

7. glare or strike with great intensity

   • BEAT6

8. move with a thrashing motion

   • BEAT6
   • FLAP9

9. sail with much tacking or with difficulty

   • BEAT6

10. stir vigorously

    • BEAT6
    • SCRAMBLE14

11. strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

    • BEAT6

12. be superior

    • BEAT6

13. avoid paying

    • BEAT6
    • BUNK10

14. make a sound like a clock or a timer

    • TICK10
    • TICKTOCK20
    • TICKTACK20
    • BEAT6

15. move with a flapping motion

    • BEAT6
    • FLAP9

16. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

    • BEAT6

17. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

    • PULSATE9
    • BEAT6
    • QUIVER18

18. make by pounding or trampling

    • BEAT6

19. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

    • BEAT6

20. strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

    • BEAT6

21. beat through cleverness and wit

    • OUTWIT9
    • OVERREACH17
    • OUTSMART10
    • OUTFOX16
    • BEAT6
    • CIRCUMVENT19

22. be a mystery or bewildering to

    • PERPLEX18
    • VEX13
    • STICK11
    • GET4
    • PUZZLE26
    • MYSTIFY18
    • BAFFLE14
    • BEAT6
    • POSE6
    • BEWILDER14
    • FLUMMOX21
    • STUPEFY15
    • NONPLUS9
    • GRAVEL10
    • AMAZE16
    • DUMBFOUND18

23. wear out completely

    • EXHAUST17
    • BEAT6
    • TUCKER12

    Also: wash up, tucker out.