Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun defeated

1 sense of defeated

Sense 1
defeated, discomfited -- (people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated")
       => people -- ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb defeat

2 senses of defeat

Sense 1
get the better of, overcome, defeat -- (win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up")

Sense 2
kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out -- (thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal")
       => veto, blackball, negative -- (vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill")

Antonyms of adj defeated

2 senses of defeated

Sense 1
defeated (vs. undefeated) -- (beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy")

undefeated (vs. defeated) -- (victorious; "undefeated in battle"; "an undefeated team")
        => triumphant, victorious -- (experiencing triumph)
        => unbeaten, unconquered, unvanquished -- (not conquered)
        => unbowed -- (not forced to bow down to a conqueror)

Sense 2
defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted -- (disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted")

INDIRECT (VIA unsuccessful) -> successful -- (having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture")

Similarity of adj defeated

2 senses of defeated

Sense 1
defeated (vs. undefeated) -- (beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy")
       => licked -- (having been got the better of; "I'm pretty beat up but I don't feel licked yet")
       => subjugated -- (reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples")
          Also See-> unsuccessful#1

Sense 2
defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted -- (disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted")
       => unsuccessful (vs. successful) -- (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)