BEATEN OFF Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

beaten off

verb

variants or beat off

past participle of beat off

as in turned back

to drive back the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie

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Recent Examples of beaten off Spurs beat off competition from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain to sign Fernandes, while Manchester City were interested in Tonali. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Happiness beat off competition from second place The Flaws, an absurdist comedy for ZDF that won the official competition at the same fest. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 June 2026 Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP What To Know Obama beat off stiff competition from the likes of David Attenborough and Tom Hanks to win the Outstanding Narrator prize for his narration of the five-part Netflix series Our Oceans, which examines marine life across the world's oceans. — Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Breathing problems which sent my heart beat off the charts. — David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaten off

Verb

The 42-year-old turned back the clock Sunday, with 10 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Tropical Storm Dolly may have turned back into just a tropical wave on Friday, but the National Hurricane Center is now giving it as well as a new system in the Gulf a chance to develop.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of turned back

Verb

Sprague told the jury that Clancy was never turned away from mental health care, but that in fact Clancy refused help.

— Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
This summer, Whatley’s campaign barred journalists from mainstream and left-leaning outlets from events, while Cooper’s campaign turned away staffers from two conservative outlets, but local coverage focused more heavily on Whatley.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of turned away

Verb

Rompola’s first opportunity to kill the whitetail failed when his arrow was deflected.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Ryder Ajeto’s first touch in the box was deflected by a Florida defender, but Ajeto followed the ball and scored from eight yards to produce the final 3-1 margin.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of deflected

Verb

The suspect was uncooperative during the contact and physically resisted, briefly pulling the officer partially inside his vehicle, Lincoln police said in a social media post.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The tribute carries particular resonance because Parton had previously resisted efforts to put her own legacy on a pedestal.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of resisted

Verb

The Ukrainian defenders repelled the attack and posted video footage of their kamikaze drone strikes destroying at least seven T-72B3A tanks, including some that carried the Arena-M system, according to Euromaidan Press.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
The narrator, though curious to speak herself, is finally repelled.

— Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026