DEFEAT Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 387 solutions for 'DEFEAT' with 2 to 19 letters.
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The clue "defeat" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 4, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "LOSS", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
DEFEAT with 7 letters
TRIUMPH
7
TROUBLE
7
TROUNCE
7
UNDOING
7
WARMING
7
DEFEAT with 8 letters
BEAR DOWN
8
BEAT DOWN
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CALAMITY
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CAST DOWN
8
CLEANING
8
COLLAPSE
8
COMEDOWN
8
CONFOUND
8
CONFRONT
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CONQUEST
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CONVINCE
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DEADLOCK
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DECREASE
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DEMOLISH
8
DISASTER
8
DISTRESS
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DOWNCAST
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DOWNFALL
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DRUBBING
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ENERVATE
8
FLOUNDER
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FUTILITY
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HARDSHIP
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INFRINGE
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INVEIGLE
8
KNOCK OUT
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LAMBASTE
8
MOTIVATE
8
OBSTRUCT
8
OUTCLASS
8
OUTFIGHT
8
OUTMATCH
8
OUTPOINT
8
OUTSHINE
8
OVERCOME ⭐
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OVERTURN
8
PERSUADE
8
QUANDARY
8
REVERSAL
8
SABOTAGE
8
STRUGGLE
8
SUBDUING
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SUPPRESS
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SURMOUNT
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TRIMMING
8
VANQUISH ⭐
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VEXATION
8
WATERLOO
8
WHIPPING
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WRECKAGE
8
DEFEAT with 9 letters
ABASHMENT
9
ADVERSITY
9
ANNOYANCE
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ARGUE DOWN
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BREAKDOWN
9
BRING DOWN
9
CHALLENGE
9
CHECKMATE
9
CLAMPDOWN
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DEATHBLOW
9
DETERRENT
9
DISCOMFIT
9
DISPOSE OF
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DOWNTHROW
9
ELIMINATE
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FRUSTRATE
9
HINDRANCE
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INFLUENCE
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OVERPOWER
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OVERTHROW
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OVERTRUMP
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OVERWHELM
9
REDUCTION
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RESTRAINT
9
RISE ABOVE
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SHOOT DOWN
9
SHOOTDOWN
9
SKIN ALIVE
9
SQUASHING
9
STONEWALL
9
SUBJUGATE
9
TANTALISE
9
TANTALIZE
9
TERMINATE
9
THRASHING
9
THWARTING
9
TROUNCING
9
UNDERMINE
9
UNSUCCESS
9
WALLOPING
9
WHITEWASH
9
DEFEAT with 10 letters
AFFLICTION
10
BAFFLEMENT
10
BANKRUPTCY
10
BEAT HOLLOW
10

Top answers for DEFEAT crossword clue from newspapers

LOSS
LICK
TOP
OVERCOME
CONQUER
BEST
WORST
BEAT
OUTDO
VANQUISH

Definition of defeat

  • an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

Anagrams of defeat

FEATED

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Solution LOSS is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution LOSS is 4 letters long. We have 49 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "DEFEAT"?

There are 387 solutions. The longest is CRUEL DISAPPOINTMENT with 19 letters, and the shortest is KO with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 19 letters long.

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Defeatist
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17
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16
Be defeated
11
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11
ACKNOWLEDGE DEFEAT
11
A DEFEAT IN A GAME WHERE ONE SIDE FAILS TO SCORE
11
BARELY DEFEAT
11
A SOUND DEFEAT
11
A BATTLE IN WHICH THE DANES DEFEATED THE SAXONS IN 991
11
A HILL IN NORTHUMBERLAND WHERE THE INVADING SCOTS WERE DEFEATED BY THE ENGLISH IN 1513
11
DEFEAT BY GOING TOO FAR
11
A BATTLE IN 937 WHEN ATHELSTAN DEFEATED THE SCOTS
11
defeated the Philistines Samson Like the weakened
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ANCIENT CITY IS SOUTHEASTERN ITALY WHERE HANNIBAL DEFEATED THE ROMANS IN 216 BC
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AES defeater
10
A VERBAL ACT OF ADMITTING DEFEAT
10
A TUNNEL DUG TO DEFEAT SIMILAR ACTIVITIES BY THE ENEMY
10
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