BEATEN IT Synonyms: 219 Similar and Opposite Words

beaten it

phrase

past participle of beat it

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly Let's beat it before we miss the start of the movie.

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as in fled

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening They beat it out of there when the cops showed up.

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as in moved

to leave a place often for another She grew bored of her hometown and decided to beat it.

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Jackson broke his foot last training camp when a teammate stepped on it during practice, and that injury plagued him all of 2025 and required an offseason procedure that kept him sidelined during OTAs and minicamp.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Tillman, whose right foot was bloodied before the kick because a Bosnian player stepped on it, still arced a shot over five standing Bosnians, into an unsaveable spot that keeper Nikola Vasilj almost dared Tillman to target.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026

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To help make up ground from the disadvantage of a statewide race without an R next to his name, Achilles has hit the road.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Then Florida hit the road, got beaten to a pulp by Missouri and returned to Gainesville for much of the same, courtesy of South Carolina.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit the road

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