To help with “Defeats”, we reviewed crosswords that used this clue and found entries that were consistently matched to it—now gathered here to support your solving session.
Likely Answers:
- BEATS
- LOSSES
- BESTS
- LICKS
- ROUTS
- UPENDS
- OVERCOMES
- CONQUERS
Synonyms and Definitions
BEATS
- Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat generation, beat out, beat up, beatnik, beatniks, bewilder, bunk, cadence, circumvent, crush, drum, dumbfound, exhaust, flap, flummox, get, gravel, heartbeat, measure, meter, metre, musical rhythm, mystify, nonplus, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach, perplex, pose, pound, pulsate, pulsation, pulse, puzzle, quiver, rhythm, round, scramble, shell, stick, stupefy, thrum, thump, tick, ticktack, ticktock, trounce, tucker, tucker out, vanquish, vex, wash up, work over
LOSSES
- Synonyms: departure, deprivation, exit, expiration, going, losings, passing, personnel casualty, red, red ink, release
BESTS
- Synonyms: outdo, outflank, scoop, topper, trump
LICKS
- Synonyms: bat, biff, clobber, clout, cream, drub, figure out, lap, lap up, poke, punch, puzzle out, salt lick, slug, solve, thrash, work, work out
ROUTS
- Synonyms: expel, gouge, mob, rabble, root, rootle, rout out, spread-eagle
- Definition: a chaotic gathering of individuals
UPENDS
- Synonyms: upend
OVERCOMES
- Synonyms: defeat, get over, get the best, get the better of, have the best, master, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, subdue, surmount, sweep over, whelm
CONQUERS
- Synonyms: appropriate, capture, conquer, curb, inhibit, seize, stamp down, suppress