English adjective: defeated | |||
1. | defeated beaten or overcome; not victorious | ||
Samples | The defeated enemy. | ||
Similar | licked, subjugated | ||
See also | unsuccessful | ||
Antonyms | undefeated | ||
2. | defeated disappointingly unsuccessful | ||
Samples | Disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions. Their foiled attempt to capture Calais. Many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers. His best efforts were thwarted. | ||
Synonyms | disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted | ||
Similar | unsuccessful | ||
Antonyms | successful | ||
English noun: defeated | |||
1. | defeated (group) people who are defeated | ||
Samples | The Romans had no pity for the defeated. | ||
Synonyms | discomfited | ||
Broader (hypernym) | people | ||