Beating — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Meaning & Definition of Beating

Beating (noun)

an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage; also, the injury or damage thus inflicted
pulsation
defeat, setback

Beating (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

a rhythmic expanding and contracting

"he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart"

similar: beat, palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb

related: fluctuation, oscillation, vibration, quiver, tremble, tremor
failure to win a contest

"took a beating and ended up in second place"

similar: defeat, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping

related: collapse, debacle, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset, lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash

opposite: success, triumph, victory, win

near: accomplishment, achievement, blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover

Beating (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

to strike repeatedly

"they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine"

similar: bashing, basting, battering, batting, belaboring, belting, birching, bludgeoning, buffeting, bunging up, clubbing, currying, doing, drubbing, fibbing (British), flogging, hammering, hiding, lacing, lambasting, lashing, lathering, licking, mauling, messing (up), paddling, pelting, pommeling, pounding, pummeling, punching out, roughing (up), slating, slogging, switching, tanning, thrashing, threshing, thumping, tromping, walloping, whaling, whipping, whopping, whupping, working over, beating up on

related: assailing, assaulting, attacking, besetting, boxing, busting, chopping, clobbering, clouting, cracking, cudgeling, cuffing, descending (on or upon), hitting, jumping (on), knocking, lamming, laying on, pasting, pouncing (on or upon), punching, raiding, rushing, slamming, slapping, smacking, smashing, socking, spanking, storming, swatting, swiping, thwacking, whacking, whamming, whomping, blackjacking, caning, cowhiding, flagellating, fustigating, horsewhipping, leathering, pistol-whipping, rawhiding, scourging, strapping, goring, lacerating, wounding, maiming, mangling, mutilating
to achieve a victory over

"she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess"

similar: besting, conquering, defeating, dispatching, doing down (British), getting, getting around, licking, mastering, overbearing, overcoming, overmatching, prevailing (over), skunking, stopping, subduing, surmounting, taking, trimming, triumphing (over), upending, winning (against), worsting, getting the better of, knocking for a loop

related: sweeping, edging (out), nosing out, pipping (British), annihilating, blowing away, blowing out, bombing, breaking, burying, clobbering, creaming, crushing, drubbing, finishing, flattening, overwhelming, routing, shellacking, skinning, slaughtering, smoking (slang), snowing under, thrashing, trouncing, upsetting, walloping, waxing (slang), whipping, capping, excelling, flourishing, scoring, succeeding, knocking off, knocking over, overpowering, overthrowing, subjugating, unseating, vanquishing, acing (out), bettering, eclipsing, exceeding, outdistancing, outdoing, outfighting, outshining, outstripping, overtopping, surpassing, topping, transcending

opposite: losing (to)

near: falling, giving up, going down, going under, collapsing, failing, flopping, flunking, folding, washing out
to be greater, better, or stronger than

"this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation"

similar: bettering, eclipsing, exceeding, excelling, outclassing, outdistancing, outdoing, outgunning, outmatching, outshining, outstripping, overtopping, surpassing, topping, towering (over), transcending, going one better, running circles around

related: one-upping, outpacing, outracing, outrunning, overpassing, besting, clobbering, conquering, crushing, defeating, drubbing, licking, mastering, outcompeting, outperforming, overcoming, overmatching, prevailing (over), routing, shaming, skunking, subduing, surmounting, thrashing, trimming, triumphing (over), trouncing, walloping, whipping, winning (against), worsting, outbalancing, outweighing, overbearing, overshadowing, trumping

near: losing (to)
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner

"the patient's heart beats roughly 60 times per minute"

similar: palpitating, pit-a-patting, pitter-pattering, pulsating, pulsing, throbbing

related: fluctuating, oscillating, vibrating, quivering, trembling
to move or cause to move with a striking motion

"the bird's wings beat strongly as it soared in the air"

similar: flailing, flapping, flopping, fluttering, whipping

related: banging, battering, buffeting, knocking, pounding, smacking, spanking, thumping, flickering, flicking, flitting, fanning, oscillating, swaying, swinging, undulating, waving, palpitating, pulsing, throbbing
to prevent from achieving a goal

"you beat me to it"

similar: baffling, balking, checkmating, discomfiting, foiling, frustrating, thwarting

related: barring, blocking, clogging, encumbering, fettering, hampering, handicapping, hindering, hobbling, holding back, impeding, inhibiting, interfering (with), manacling, obstructing, shackling, trammeling, tying up, arresting, checking, halting, setting back, short-circuiting, stalling, stopping, averting, forestalling, obviating, precluding, preventing, negating, neutralizing, nullifying, counteracting, offsetting, conquering, defeating, overcoming

opposite: advancing, cultivating, encouraging, forwarding, fostering, furthering, nurturing, promoting

near: abetting, aiding, assisting, easing, facilitating, smoothing
to shape with a hammer

"the medieval artisans who beat iron into exquisite swords"

similar: drawing, forging, hammering, pounding

related: chasing, planishing, fashioning, forming, kneading, modeling, molding, patting, working, coining, minting, stamping, abating, boasting, carving, chiseling, cutting, graving, hewing, knapping, sculpting, sculpturing
to shine with a bright harsh light

"the tropical sun beat down on our heads without mercy"

similar: blazing, burning, flaming, flaring, glaring

related: beaming, glowing, radiating, flashing, glancing, gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glistening, glistering, glittering, scintillating, shimmering, sparkling, twinkling, bedazzling, blinding, dazing, dazzling
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically

"beat the drum in a marching rhythm"

similar: drumming, rapping, tapping

related: banging, bashing, batting, bonking, bopping, hammering, hitting, knocking, pasting, pounding, slamming, smacking, socking, striking, swatting, thudding, thumping, thwacking, walloping, whacking, chinking, clattering, clinking, pinging, patting, pit-a-patting, pitter-pattering, chucking, clapping, clicking, flicking, tipping
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

"it beats me how that slipup happened"

similar: addling, baffling, bamboozling, befogging, befuddling, bemusing, bewildering, buffaloing, confounding, confusing, discombobulating, disorienting, flummoxing, foxing, fuddling, getting, graveling, mazing, muddling, muddying, mystifying, perplexing, posing, puzzling, vexing, blowing one's mind, going to one's head

related: sticking, stumping, weirding out, abashing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discountenancing, embarrassing, fazing, flustering, mortifying, nonplussing, rattling, agitating, bothering, chagrining, discomforting, discomposing, dismaying, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, stunning, unhinging, unsettling, upsetting, beguiling, cozening, deceiving, deluding, duping, fooling, gulling, hoaxing, hoodwinking, humbugging, misguiding, misleading, snowing, stringing along, taking in, tricking

near: assuring, reassuring, satisfying, enlightening, informing
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

"he spends all of his time trying to beat the system"

similar: bypassing, circumventing, dodging, getting around, shortcutting, sidestepping, skirting

related: avoiding, ducking, eluding, end-running, escaping, eschewing, evading, outflanking, shaking, shirking, shunning, disobeying, disregarding, flouting, ignoring, averting, deflecting, diverting, obviating, parrying, preventing, warding (off)

opposite: complying (with), following, keeping, obeying, observing

near: acceding (to), acquiescing (to), assenting (to), accepting, courting, embracing, pursuing, seeking, welcoming, catching, contracting, incurring
to reduce to fine particles

"years of pounding had beaten the pebbles to a fine dust"

similar: atomizing, braying, comminuting, crushing, disintegrating, grinding, milling, mulling, pounding, powdering, pulverizing

related: grating, kibbling, crumbling, crunching, breaking, busting, dashing, fracturing, fragmenting, shattering, smashing, splintering, micronizing
to rob by the use of trickery or threats

"the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits"

similar: bilking, bleeding, cheating, chiseling, chousing, conning, cozening, defrauding, diddling, doing, doing in, euchring, fiddling, fleecing, flimflamming, gaffing, hosing (slang), hustling, mulcting, nobbling (British slang), plucking, reaming, ripping off, rooking, screwing, shaking down, shortchanging, shorting, skinning, skunking, squeezing, sticking, stiffing, stinging, suckering, swindling, thimblerigging, victimizing, selling a bill of goods to, taking for a ride, taking to the cleaners

related: extorting, wrenching, wresting, wringing, clipping, gouging, nicking, overcharging, soaking, exploiting, milking, deceiving, duping, fooling, gulling, tricking, roping (in), betraying, bitching, double-crossing, bamboozling, fast-talking

Related Entry: Beat (verb)

Beat is a different word from Beating. The synonyms below are for beat, not for beating.

to strike repeatedly

"they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine"

similar: bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, fib (British), flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste, lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop, whup, work over, beat up on

related: assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp, blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap, gore, lacerate, wound, maim, mangle, mutilate
to achieve a victory over

"she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess"

similar: best, conquer, defeat, dispatch, do down (British), get, get around, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), skunk, stop, subdue, surmount, take, trim, triumph (over), upend, win (against), worst, get the better of, knock for a loop

related: sweep, edge (out), nose out, pip (British), annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke (slang), snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax (slang), whip, cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish, ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

opposite: lose (to)

near: fall, give up, go down, go under, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, wash out
to be greater, better, or stronger than

"this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation"

similar: better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outclass, outdistance, outdo, outgun, outmatch, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, tower (over), transcend, go one better, run circles around

related: one-up, outpace, outrace, outrun, overpass, best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, outcompete, outperform, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, shame, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against), worst, outbalance, outweigh, overbear, overshadow, trump

near: lose (to)
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner

"the patient's heart beats roughly 60 times per minute"

similar: palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

related: fluctuate, oscillate, vibrate, quiver, tremble
to move or cause to move with a striking motion

"the bird's wings beat strongly as it soared in the air"

similar: flail, flap, flop, flutter, whip

related: bang, batter, buffet, knock, pound, smack, spank, thump, flick, flicker, flit, fan, oscillate, sway, swing, undulate, wave, palpitate, pulse, throb
to prevent from achieving a goal

"you beat me to it"

similar: baffle, balk, checkmate, discomfit, foil, frustrate, thwart

related: bar, block, clog, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel, arrest, check, halt, set back, short-circuit, stall, stop, avert, forestall, obviate, preclude, prevent, negate, neutralize, nullify, counteract, offset, conquer, defeat, overcome

opposite: advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nurture, promote

near: abet, aid, assist, ease, facilitate, smooth
to shape with a hammer

"the medieval artisans who beat iron into exquisite swords"

similar: draw, forge, hammer, pound

related: chase, planish, fashion, form, knead, model, mold, pat, work, coin, mint, stamp, abate, boast, carve, chisel, cut, grave, hew, knap, sculpt, sculpture
to shine with a bright harsh light

"the tropical sun beat down on our heads without mercy"

similar: blaze, burn, flame, flare, glare

related: beam, glow, radiate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically

"beat the drum in a marching rhythm"

similar: drum, rap, tap

related: bang, bash, bat, bonk, bop, hammer, hit, knock, paste, pound, slam, smack, sock, strike, swat, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, chink, clatter, clink, ping, pat, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, chuck, clap, click, flick, tip
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

"it beats me how that slipup happened"

similar: addle, baffle, bamboozle, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex, blow one's mind, go to one's head

related: stick, stump, weird out, abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle, agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset, beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

near: assure, reassure, satisfy, enlighten, inform
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

"he spends all of his time trying to beat the system"

similar: bypass, circumvent, dodge, get around, shortcut, sidestep, skirt

related: avoid, duck, elude, end-run, escape, eschew, evade, outflank, shake, shirk, shun, disobey, disregard, flout, ignore, avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off)

opposite: comply (with), follow, keep, obey, observe

near: accede (to), acquiesce (to), assent (to), accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome, catch, contract, incur
to reduce to fine particles

"years of pounding had beaten the pebbles to a fine dust"

similar: atomize, bray, comminute, crush, disintegrate, grind, mill, mull, pound, powder, pulverize

related: grate, kibble, crumble, crunch, break, bust, dash, fracture, fragment, shatter, smash, splinter, micronize
to rob by the use of trickery or threats

"the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits"

similar: bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, hose (slang), hustle, mulct, nobble (British slang), pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize, sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners

related: extort, wrench, wrest, wring, clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak, exploit, milk, deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick, rope (in), betray, bitch, double-cross, bamboozle, fast-talk

Related Entry: Beaten (verb)

Beaten is a different word from Beating. The synonyms below are for beaten, not for beating.

to strike repeatedly

"they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine"

similar: bashed, basted, batted, battered, belabored, belted, birched, bludgeoned, buffeted, bunged up, clubbed, curried, done, drubbed, fibbed (British), flogged, hammered, hided, laced, lambasted, lashed, lathered, licked, mauled, messed (up), paddled, pelted, pommeled, pounded, pummeled, punched out, roughed (up), slated, slogged, switched, tanned, thrashed, threshed, thumped, tromped, walloped, whaled, whipped, whopped, whupped, worked over, beaten up on

related: assailed, assaulted, attacked, beset, boxed, busted, chopped, clobbered, clouted, cracked, cudgeled, cuffed, descended (on or upon), hit, jumped (on), knocked, laid on, lammed, pasted, pounced (on or upon), punched, raided, rushed, slammed, slapped, smacked, smashed, socked, spanked, stormed, swatted, swiped, thwacked, whacked, whammed, whomped, blackjacked, caned, cowhided, flagellated, fustigated, horsewhipped, leathered, pistol-whipped, rawhided, scourged, strapped, gored, lacerated, wounded, maimed, mangled, mutilated
to achieve a victory over

"she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess"

similar: bested, conquered, defeated, dispatched, done down (British), got, got around, licked, mastered, overborne, overcome, overmatched, prevailed (over), skunked, stopped, subdued, surmounted, taken, trimmed, triumphed (over), upended, won (against), worsted, got the better of, knocked for a loop

related: swept, edged (out), nosed out, pipped (British), annihilated, blown away, blown out, bombed, broken, buried, clobbered, creamed, crushed, drubbed, finished, flattened, overwhelmed, routed, shellacked, skinned, slaughtered, smoked (slang), snowed under, thrashed, trounced, upset, walloped, waxed (slang), whipped, capped, excelled, flourished, scored, succeeded, knocked off, knocked over, overpowered, overthrown, subjugated, unseated, vanquished, aced (out), bettered, eclipsed, exceeded, outdistanced, outdone, outfought, outshone, outstripped, overtopped, surpassed, topped, transcended

opposite: lost (to)

near: fallen, given up, gone down, gone under, collapsed, failed, flopped, flunked, folded, washed out
to be greater, better, or stronger than

"this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation"

similar: bettered, eclipsed, exceeded, excelled, outclassed, outdistanced, outdone, outgunned, outmatched, outshone, outstripped, overtopped, surpassed, topped, towered (over), transcended, gone one better, run circles around

related: one-upped, outpaced, outraced, outrun, overpassed, bested, clobbered, conquered, crushed, defeated, drubbed, licked, mastered, outcompeted, outperformed, overcome, overmatched, prevailed (over), routed, shamed, skunked, subdued, surmounted, thrashed, trimmed, triumphed (over), trounced, walloped, whipped, won (against), worsted, outbalanced, outweighed, overborne, overshadowed, trumped

near: lost (to)
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner

"the patient's heart beats roughly 60 times per minute"

similar: palpitated, pit-a-patted, pitter-pattered, pulsated, pulsed, throbbed

related: fluctuated, oscillated, vibrated, quivered, trembled
to move or cause to move with a striking motion

"the bird's wings beat strongly as it soared in the air"

similar: flailed, flapped, flopped, fluttered, whipped

related: banged, battered, buffeted, knocked, pounded, smacked, spanked, thumped, flicked, flickered, flitted, fanned, oscillated, swayed, swung, undulated, waved, palpitated, pulsed, throbbed
to prevent from achieving a goal

"you beat me to it"

similar: baffled, balked, checkmated, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted

related: barred, blocked, clogged, encumbered, fettered, hampered, handicapped, held back, hindered, hobbled, impeded, inhibited, interfered (with), manacled, obstructed, shackled, tied up, trammeled, arrested, checked, halted, set back, short-circuited, stalled, stopped, averted, forestalled, obviated, precluded, prevented, negated, neutralized, nullified, counteracted, offset, conquered, defeated, overcome

opposite: advanced, cultivated, encouraged, forwarded, fostered, furthered, nurtured, promoted

near: abetted, aided, assisted, eased, facilitated, smoothed
to shape with a hammer

"the medieval artisans who beat iron into exquisite swords"

similar: drawn, forged, hammered, pounded

related: chased, planished, fashioned, formed, kneaded, modeled, molded, patted, worked, coined, minted, stamped, abated, boasted, carved, chiseled, cut, graven, hewed, knapped, sculpted, sculptured
to shine with a bright harsh light

"the tropical sun beat down on our heads without mercy"

similar: blazed, burned, flamed, flared, glared

related: beamed, glowed, radiated, flashed, glanced, gleamed, glimmered, glinted, glistened, glistered, glittered, scintillated, shimmered, sparkled, twinkled, bedazzled, blinded, dazed, dazzled
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically

"beat the drum in a marching rhythm"

similar: drummed, rapped, tapped

related: banged, bashed, batted, bonked, bopped, hammered, hit, knocked, pasted, pounded, slammed, smacked, socked, struck, swatted, thudded, thumped, thwacked, walloped, whacked, chinked, clattered, clinked, pinged, patted, pit-a-patted, pitter-pattered, chucked, clapped, clicked, flicked, tipped
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

"it beats me how that slipup happened"

similar: addled, baffled, bamboozled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, buffaloed, confounded, confused, discombobulated, disoriented, flummoxed, foxed, fuddled, got, graveled, mazed, muddied, muddled, mystified, perplexed, posed, puzzled, vexed, blown one's mind, gone to one's head

related: stuck, stumped, weirded out, abashed, discomfited, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassed, fazed, flustered, mortified, nonplussed, rattled, agitated, bothered, chagrined, discomforted, discomposed, dismayed, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, perturbed, stunned, unhinged, unsettled, upset, beguiled, cozened, deceived, deluded, duped, fooled, gulled, hoaxed, hoodwinked, humbugged, misguided, misled, snowed, strung along, taken in, tricked

near: assured, reassured, satisfied, enlightened, informed
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

"he spends all of his time trying to beat the system"

similar: bypassed, circumvented, dodged, got around, shortcut, sidestepped, skirted

related: avoided, ducked, eluded, end-ran, escaped, eschewed, evaded, outflanked, shaken, shirked, shunned, disobeyed, disregarded, flouted, ignored, averted, deflected, diverted, obviated, parried, prevented, warded (off)

opposite: complied (with), followed, kept, obeyed, observed

near: acceded (to), acquiesced (to), assented (to), accepted, courted, embraced, pursued, sought, welcomed, caught, contracted, incurred
to reduce to fine particles

"years of pounding had beaten the pebbles to a fine dust"

similar: atomized, brayed, comminuted, crushed, disintegrated, ground, milled, mulled, pounded, powdered, pulverized

related: grated, kibbled, crumbled, crunched, broken, busted, dashed, fractured, fragmented, shattered, smashed, splintered, micronized
to rob by the use of trickery or threats

"the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits"

similar: bilked, bled, cheated, chiseled, choused, conned, cozened, defrauded, diddled, done, done in, euchred, fiddled, fleeced, flimflammed, gaffed, hosed (slang), hustled, mulcted, nobbled (British slang), plucked, reamed, ripped off, rooked, screwed, shaken down, shortchanged, shorted, skinned, skunked, squeezed, stiffed, stuck, stung, suckered, swindled, thimblerigged, victimized, sold a bill of goods to, taken for a ride, taken to the cleaners

related: extorted, wrenched, wrested, wrung, clipped, gouged, nicked, overcharged, soaked, exploited, milked, deceived, duped, fooled, gulled, tricked, roped (in), betrayed, bitched, double-crossed, bamboozled, fast-talked

Related Entry: Beating (down) (verb)

Beating (down) is a different word from Beating. The synonyms below are for beating (down), not for beating.

as in shining, beaming

similar: beaming, radiating, shining, brightening, enhaloing, haloing, bathing, beaconing, emblazing, illuminating, illuming, illumining, irradiating, lightening, lighting, floodlighting, highlighting, spotlighting, blazing, burning, firing, flaming, glaring, glowing, igniting, incinerating, kindling, bedazzling, blinding, dazing, dazzling, gleaming, glistening, glittering

opposite: blackening, darkening, obfuscating, dimming, dulling, obscuring, covering, shrouding, veiling, dousing, extinguishing, putting out, quenching, snuffing (out)

Related Entry: Beating (in) (verb)

Beating (in) is a different word from Beating. The synonyms below are for beating (in), not for beating.

as in adding, cutting in

similar: adding, admixing, cutting in, folding, stirring, tossing, amalgamating, blending, combining, comingling, commingling, commixing, compositing, concreting, conflating, fusing, homogenizing, immingling, immixing, incorporating, integrating, interfusing, intermingling, intermixing, melding, merging, mingling, mixing, coalescing, compounding, emulsifying, conjoining, joining, knitting, linking, uniting, intertwining, interweaving, weaving

opposite: breaking down, breaking up, separating, unmixing, cleaving, disjoining, disuniting, dividing, divorcing, parting, rupturing, severing, sundering, dispersing, dissolving, scattering, detaching, disengaging, splitting

Related Entry: Beating (into) (verb)

Beating (into) is a different word from Beating. The synonyms below are for beating (into), not for beating.

as in driving (into)

similar: driving (into), imbuing, infusing, instilling, establishing, placing, putting, settling, sticking, bedding, embedding, enrooting, entrenching, fixing, impacting, implanting, ingraining, lodging, rooting

opposite: dislodging, rooting (out), uprooting, eliminating, eradicating, ejecting, expelling, detaching, disconnecting, disengaging, removing

Related Entry: Beating (up) (verb)

Beating (up) is a different word from Beating. The synonyms below are for beating (up), not for beating.

as in messing (up), roughing (up)

similar: messing (up), roughing (up), working (over), burning, sandbagging, victimizing, wronging, harassing, harming, hurting, injuring, oppressing, persecuting, tormenting, torturing, molesting, outraging, violating, abusing, brutalizing, bullying, ill-treating, ill-using, kicking around, maltreating, manhandling, messing over (slang), mishandling, mistreating, misusing

opposite: caring (for), cherishing, fostering, nurturing, babying, catering (to), coddling, favoring, gratifying, humoring, indulging, mollycoddling, pampering, spoiling

Related Entry: Beating off (verb)

Beating off is a different word from Beating. The synonyms below are for beating off, not for beating.

to drive back

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

similar: fending (off), rebutting, repelling, repulsing, staving off, turning away, turning back

related: defying, fighting, holding off, opposing, resisting, standing off, withstanding, deflecting, warding (off), rebuffing, snubbing, spurning

near: embracing, hailing, welcoming

Related Entry: Beating a retreat (phrase)

Beating a retreat is a different word from Beating. The synonyms below are for beating a retreat, not for beating.

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

"Seeing that they were hopelessly outnumbered, the troops beat a retreat."

similar: bolting, breaking, bugging out, fleeing, flying, hightailing (it), retreating, running, running away, running off, skedaddling, beating it, making tracks, turning tail

related: absconding, clearing out, decamping, eloping, escaping, getting (away), getting out, lamming, lighting out, making off, mizzling (chiefly British), scarpering (British), scatting, scramming, skipping (out), skirring

near: bearding, braving, confronting, daring, defying, facing, abiding, dwelling, hanging around, lingering, remaining, staying, sticking around, tarrying

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Beating

The most common words with a similar meaning to Beating:

British: fibbing, doing down

Slang: hosing

British slang: nobbling

beat, palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb, defeat, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping, bashing, basting, battering, batting, belaboring, belting, birching, bludgeoning, buffeting, bunging up, clubbing, currying, doing, flogging, hammering, hiding, lacing, lambasting, lashing, lathering, mauling, messing (up), paddling

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Beating

Words with the opposite meaning of Beating:

success, triumph, victory, win, losing (to), advancing, cultivating, encouraging, forwarding, fostering, furthering, nurturing, promoting, complying (with), following, keeping, obeying, observing

Related Words for Beating

fluctuation, oscillation, vibration, quiver, tremble, tremor, collapse, debacle, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset, lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash, assailing, assaulting, attacking, besetting, boxing, busting, chopping, clobbering, clouting, cracking, cudgeling

Near Antonyms of Beating

Origin & Etymology of Beating

Middle English betynge, from gerund of beten "to beat:1"

First known use: 13th century

Words & Phrases Containing Beating

beating reed, breast-beating, take a beating, take some beating, world-beating

Frequently Asked Questions about Beating

What does "Beating" mean?

"Beating" means an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage; also, the injury or damage thus inflicted. As an a noun and a verb, it is defined as: an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage; also, the injury or damage thus inflicted. It has 15 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Beating"?

Other words for "Beating" include beat, palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb, defeat, drubbing and licking. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Beating" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Beating"?

There are 510 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Beating". Common alternatives include beat, palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb, defeat, drubbing, licking, loss and lump.

What is the opposite of "Beating"?

Antonyms of "Beating" include success, triumph, victory, win, losing (to), advancing, cultivating and encouraging. Near antonyms include accomplishment, achievement, blowout and cakewalk.

How do you use "Beating" in a sentence?

Examples of "Beating" in a sentence: "he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart"; "took a beating and ended up in second place"; "they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine".

Is "Beating" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Beating" can be used as a noun and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Beating"?

"Beating" is pronounced /ˈbē-tiŋ/ and divided into syllables as beat·ing.

What is the origin of the word "Beating"?

"Beating" comes from Middle English betynge, from gerund of beten "to beat:1". First known use: 13th century.