Lose synonyms and antonyms
lo͝oz
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(--- Informal) To disregard on purpose. Usually used in the imperative:
be humbled
To fail to win
To put in a place afterward forgotten or not easily found
To feel or regret the absence or loss of
triumph (antonym)
To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.
Expend is defined as to use up or spend.
To deprive or rob; dispossess
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To experience, undergo, or feel (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant):
be at a disadvantage because of
To incur loss
be defeated
To fail to win
be the loser
To fail to win
To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat:
achieve (antonym)
To gain with effort or despite difficulty; reach:
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
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deprived of (related)
let slip through the fingers
To incur loss
suffer defeat
To fail to win
be worsted
To fail to win
be left behind
To fail to win
be outdistanced
To fail to win
go down in defeat
To fail to win
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Fall is defined as to drop or come down, often unexpectedly.
take defeat at the hands of
To fail to win
To fall in drops:
get it in the neck
To fail to win
come out on the short end of the score
To fail to win
be sunk
To fail to win
To waste or squander
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profit (antonym)
To make a gain or profit.
gain (antonym)
To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit:
be victorious (antonym)
To fail to win
waste (related)
To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:
fail (related)
To get a grade of failure in (a subject)
To lose a contest by default
To be unnattained by:
To give over or resign (oneself) to something, as to an emotion:
To turn aside or astray (from a path, course, etc.); lose one's way
win (antonym)
To receive as a prize or reward for performance:
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succeed (antonym)
To come after (something) in time or order; follow:
hold on to (antonym)
be deprived of; mislay
keep (antonym)
To remain in a state or condition; stay:
maintain (antonym)
To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
meet (antonym)
Meet is defined as to come face to face with, be there when someone or something arrives, or to be introduced.
face (antonym)
To acknowledge and accept or deal with:
confront (antonym)
To face or oppose boldly, defiantly, or antagonistically
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find (antonym)
Find is defined as to come across something by chance or to locate something that was once lost.
Evade is defined as to be deceitful to get around or escape from.
To elapse, especially quickly or without notice:
(Idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
(Intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
kiss good-by to
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let slip through one's fingers
lose out on
give someone the shake (or slip)
seek (related)
To inquire for; request:
To drop off is to take something or someone to a specific destination and leave it there, not usually lingering or staying around.
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
To slope backward
break-even (antonym)
(Nonstandard) Alternative spelling of break even.
regain (related)
hurt (related)
squander (related)
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lost-to (related)
given-up (related)
stripped-of (related)
steal (related)
give up (related)
recover (related)
hang on to (related)
lost in (related)
be careless with
To bring about a loss
fail to keep
To incur loss
be impoverished from
To incur loss
To die
go down for the count
To fail to win
improve (antonym)
To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
suffer loss
To incur loss
be reduced by
To incur loss
become poorer by
To incur loss
have the worst of it
To fail to win
To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement:
let-slip
be deprived of
To incur loss
come out of the small end of the horn
To incur loss
Find another word for lose. In this page you can discover 92 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for lose, like: forget, be humbled, mislay, miss, triumph, expend, bereave, suffer, be at a disadvantage because of, be defeated and be the loser.
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