Beating and Success

Beating

Beating noun - Failure to win a contest.
Usage example: took a beating and ended up in second place

Success is an antonym for beating.

Nearby Words: beat, beaten, beater, beatable

Success

Success noun - A person or thing that is successful.

Beating is an antonym for success.

How words are described

good good beating good success
similar similar beating similar success
complete complete beating complete success
considerable considerable beating considerable success
Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, huge, major, further, tremendous.

Both words in one sentence

  • Even the original movie is a success, beating western shows like SpongeBob SquarePants and Thomas the Tank Engine in DVD sales.
  • Useful Notes / Super Nintendo Entertainment System While the SNES was very much a success (eventually beating out the rival Genesis in market share), Nintendo would still make some mistakes behind the scenes.
  • Epic Fail / Western Animation Angrier than usual, Homer charges the debris with an umbrella like Don Quixote after beating it with a pipe, with about the same measure of success.
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