OpenSynonym

beats

The word “beats” has 1 syllable: beats

It's pronounced as /biːts/

What is synonym and antonym for beats?

In the thesaurus, “beats” has 558 synonyms and 50 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for beats along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for beats

Antonyms for beats

Meanings of beats

  • noun
    1. A stroke; a blow.
    2. A pulsation or throb.
    3. A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
    4. A rhythm.
    5. The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency.
    6. (authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect; a plot point or story development.
    7. The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
    8. (by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially.
    9. An act of reporting news or scientific results before a rival; a scoop.
    10. That which beats, or surpasses, another or others.
    11. A precinct.
    12. A place of habitual or frequent resort.
    13. A low cheat or swindler.
    14. The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
    15. The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
    16. A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
    17. A beatnik.
  • verb
    1. To hit; strike.
    2. To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
    3. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
    4. To move with pulsation or throbbing.
    5. To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event.
    6. To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
    7. To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
    8. To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
    9. (In haggling for a price) of a buyer, to persuade the seller to reduce a price.
    10. To indicate by beating or drumming.
    11. To tread, as a path.
    12. To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
    13. To be in agitation or doubt.
    14. To make a sound when struck.
    15. To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
    16. To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations, not perfectly in unison.
    17. To arrive at a place before someone.
    18. To have sexual intercourse.
    19. To rob.

Example Sentences

  • He always beats his opponents with clever strategies.
  • The drummer beats the rhythm with incredible precision.
  • Nothing beats a warm cup of coffee on a cold morning.
  • She beats the competition every time she performs.
  • The heart beats faster during moments of excitement.

On this page you'll find 608 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to beats, such as: KOs, New York minutes, abashes, abates, abets, accents, accentuations.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

backbeats

cadences

dabs

eats alive

  • annihilates
  • beats
  • beats the pants off
  • bests
  • betters
  • blows away
  • bombs
  • breaks
  • buries
  • caps
  • clobbers
  • conquers
  • creams
  • crushes
  • destroys
  • dispatches
  • does in
  • drubs
  • dusts
  • eclipses
  • exceeds
  • excels
  • finishes
  • flattens
  • flourishes
  • hurdles
  • knocks off
  • knocks over
  • licks
  • masters
  • noses out
  • outdistances
  • outdoes
  • outfights
  • outshines
  • outstrips
  • overbears
  • overcomes
  • overmatches
  • overpowers
  • overthrows
  • overtops
  • overwhelms
  • pastes
  • pips
  • routs
  • runs circles around
  • runs rings around
  • scores
  • shellacs
  • sinks
  • skins
  • skunks
  • slaughters
  • smokes
  • smothers
  • snows under
  • subdues
  • subjugates
  • succeeds
  • surmounts
  • surpasses
  • sweeps
  • takes
  • thrashes
  • throws
  • tops
  • transcends
  • trims
  • tromps
  • trounces
  • upends
  • upsets
  • vanquishes
  • wallops
  • waxes
  • whaps
  • whips
  • whomps
  • whops
  • whups
  • wipes the floor with
  • wipes the ground with
  • worsts

gaffs

Browse the Thesaurus