Synonyms and antonyms of To be defeated in a game, competition or argument in American Thesaurus

go down ()

to be defeated in a competition, especially in sports

go out ()

to not be allowed to take part in the next stage of a competition because you have been defeated

lose (verb)

to not win a race, competition, fight, etc.

surrender (verb)

to say officially that you have been defeated and will stop fighting

submit (verb)

to accept that someone has defeated you or has power over you

give away ()

in sports, to allow an opponent to win because you make a silly mistake

roll over (informal)

informal to be easily defeated because you do not defend yourself

concede (verb)

to be defeated by someone in a game or war and give them something that you previously had

appease (verb)

to give your opponents what they want

bomb out of ()

to have to leave something such as a competition because you have failed badly or been easily defeated

go down (British)

British to move to a lower division in a sports league (=a group of teams)

go out to (British)

British to be defeated by someone in a competition

lose-lose (adjective)

a lose-lose situation is one in which everyone loses

pwned (adjective)

very informal very easily defeated, especially in a humiliating way

say/cry uncle ()

to admit that you have been defeated

surrender (verb)

to give control over a place or person to someone who has defeated you

take a battering ()

to suffer very badly, for example by being easily defeated

take a pounding ()

to be defeated very thoroughly

throw (verb)

informal to deliberately lose a game or competition