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runner-up
The person who finishes second.
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  1. The person who finishes second.
  2. One that takes second place, as in a game, sport, or other competition.
  3. A person or team that finishes second in a race, contest, tournament, etc.
worsted
Natural or synthetic yarn of a medium weight.
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  1. Natural or synthetic yarn of a medium weight.
  2. A smooth, firmly twisted thread or yarn made from long-staple wool combed to make the fibers lie in the same direction
  3. The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.
bereaved
People who are bereaved:
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underdog
One that is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics.
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  1. One that is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics.
  2. A competitor thought unlikely to win.
  3. A person or group that is losing, or is expected to lose, in a contest or struggle
disadvantaged
Deprived people considered as a group. Often used with the.
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  1. Deprived people considered as a group. Often used with the.
underprivileged
A deprived person; deprived people.
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  1. A deprived person; deprived people.
bust
(Informal) A spree:
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  1. (Informal) A spree:
  2. A person or thing that is a total failure
  3. A failure; a flop:
failure
The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends:
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  1. The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends:
  2. A cessation of proper functioning or performance:
  3. The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short:
fiasco
A bottle; esp., a long-necked wine bottle with a rounded lower portion covered in woven straw
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  1. A bottle; esp., a long-necked wine bottle with a rounded lower portion covered in woven straw
  2. A complete failure; esp., an ambitious project that ends as a ridiculous failure
washout
An event or action that fails, is canceled, or ends prematurely, often because of rainy weather.
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  1. An event or action that fails, is canceled, or ends prematurely, often because of rainy weather.
  2. A hole or gap made by such washing away, as in a railroad bed
  3. (Slang) A complete failure
dud
A person or thing that fails or is ineffectual
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  1. A person or thing that fails or is ineffectual
  2. A bomb, shell, or explosive round that fails to detonate.
  3. (Informal) One that is disappointingly ineffective or unsuccessful.
flop
In certain poker games, the first three community cards that are dealt face up at the same time.
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  1. In certain poker games, the first three community cards that are dealt face up at the same time.
  2. The sound made when flopping.
  3. (Informal) A failure
lemon
An inadequate person
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  1. An inadequate person
  2. (Informal) One that is unsatisfactory or defective:
  3. The small, spiny, semitropical evergreen citrus tree (Citrus limon) bearing this fruit
bomb
An explosive weapon detonated by impact, proximity to an object, a timing mechanism, or other means.
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  1. An explosive weapon detonated by impact, proximity to an object, a timing mechanism, or other means.
  2. (Informal) A complete failure
  3. (Slang) A dismal failure; a fiasco.
miserable
(Obs.) A miserable person
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  1. (Obs.) A miserable person
underdog
One that is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics.
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  1. One that is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics.
  2. A competitor thought unlikely to win.
  3. A person or group that is losing, or is expected to lose, in a contest or struggle
underprivileged
A deprived person; deprived people.
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  1. A deprived person; deprived people.
unfortunate
A victim of bad luck.
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  1. A victim of bad luck.
  2. An unfortunate person
wretch
(Archaic) An exile.
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  1. (Archaic) An exile.
  2. A person regarded as base, mean, or despicable:
  3. A miserable, unfortunate, or unhappy person.
Find another word for loser. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for loser, like: ruined, sufferer, defeated, vanquished, runner-up, deprived, worsted, bereaved, forfeiter, incurrer and dispossessed.

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  • It seems weird, and I'd totally feel like the loser I pretend not to be if you have to take me with you.

  • According to the brief phone call, the ten-year-old girl's natural mother, another loser like faux foster mother Janet, had been recently discharged to a halfway house after doing hard time in the state's Cañon City facility.

  • The winner of the suit got back his deposit, but the loser forfeited his to the god or to the winning party.

  • All matters affecting the community are discussed in the majlis or assembly, to which any tribesman has access; here, too, are brought the tribesmen's causes; both sides plead and judgment is given impartially, the loser is fined so many head of small cattle or camels, which he must pay or go into exile.

  • The state gave its electoral 1 Wisconsin, as the last state to be created wholly out of the old North-West Territory, was the loser in boundary disputes with neighbouring states.

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