Beaten vs. Lost — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Beaten and Lost
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Definitions
Beaten
Formed or made thin by hammering
Beaten gold.
Lost
Past tense and past participle of lose.
Beaten
Worn by continuous use; familiar and much traveled
A village located well off the beaten path.
Lost
Unable to find one's way
A lost child.
Beaten
Totally worn-out; exhausted.
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Lost
No longer in the possession, care, or control of someone or something
A lost pen.
Beaten
Defeated.
Lost
No longer in existence; vanished or spent
Lost youth.
Beaten
Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.
A beaten path; beaten gold; the beaten victims of the attack
Lost
No longer known or practiced
A lost art.
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Beaten
Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.
Lost
Beyond reach, communication, or influence
The expedition was lost to the world for two months.
Beaten
(dated) Trite; hackneyed.
Lost
Not used to one's benefit or advantage
A lost opportunity.
Beaten
Inflection of beat
Lost
Having not been or unlikely to be won; unsuccessful
A lost battle.
A lost cause.
Beaten
Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use.
Lost
Beyond recovery or redemption; fallen or destroyed
A lost soul.
Beaten
Vanquished; defeated; conquered; baffled.
Lost
Completely involved or absorbed; rapt
Lost in thought.
Beaten
Exhausted; tired out.
Lost
Bewildered or confused
I'm lost—can you start over?.
Beaten
Become common or trite; as, a beaten phrase.
Lost
Simple past tense and past participle of lose
Beaten
Tried; practiced.
Lost
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
The children were soon lost in the forest.
Beaten
Beaten repeatedly with heavy blows;
A battered child
The battered woman syndrome
Lost
In an unknown location; unable to be found.
Deep beneath the ocean, the Titanic was lost to the world.
Beaten
Formed or made thin by hammering;
Beaten gold
Lost
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
An island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd
Beaten
Much trodden and worn smooth or bare;
Did not stray from the beaten path
Lost
Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
A lost limb; lost honour
Lost
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
A lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit; no time should be lost
Lost
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
A ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul
Lost
Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
Lost to shame; lost to all sense of honour
Lost
Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.
To be lost in thought
Lost
Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.
Lost
Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor.
Lost
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit.
Lost
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London.
Lost
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul.
Lost
Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor.
Lost
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.
Lost
Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought.
Lost
People who are destined to die soon;
The agony of the doomed was in his voice
Lost
No longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered;
A lost child
Lost friends
His lost book
Lost opportunities
Lost
Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity;
I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
The anesthetic left her completely disoriented
Lost
Spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed;
Lost souls
A lost generation
A lost ship
The lost platoon
Lost
Not gained or won;
A lost battle
A lost prize
Lost
Incapable of being recovered or regained;
His lost honor
Lost
Not caught with the senses or the mind;
Words lost in the din
Lost
Deeply absorbed in thought;
As distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
Lost in thought
A preoccupied frown
Lost
No longer known; irretrievable;
A forgotten art
A lost art
Lost civilizations
Lost
Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment;
Obviously bemused by his questions
Bewildered and confused
A cloudy and confounded philosopher
Just a mixed-up kid
She felt lost on the first day of school
Lost
Unable to function; without help
