Down and Defeat

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Down

Down noun - A loss of status.

Usage example: experienced the ups and downs of a career in showbiz

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Defeat and down are semantically related in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Defeat" instead the word "Down" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like overthrow, reversal.

Nearby Word: downed

Defeat

Defeat noun - Failure to win a contest.

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Antonyms for Defeat

Down and defeat are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead the word "Defeat" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as reversal.

Nearby Words: defeated, defeating, defeatist, defeatism

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How words are described

human	human down	human defeat
original	original down	original defeat
many	many down	many defeat
true	true down	true defeat
Other adjectives: single, entire, massive, infamous, permanent, apparent, titular, last, previous.

Common collocations

man	down man	defeat man
team	down team	defeat team
monster	down monster	defeat monster
villain	down villain	defeat villain
Other words: boss, father, opponent, enemy, foe, players, enemies, villains, monsters.

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