Loss synonyms | Best 119 synonyms for loss

ruin

(Uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.

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end

The part at, toward, or near either of the extremities of anything; tip

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misfortune

Misfortune is bad luck or a distressing occurrence.

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calamity

The definition of a calamity is an event that brings loss or a disaster.

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forfeit

To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement:

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death

Death is defined as the act of passing away, the end of life, or the permanent destruction of something.

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eradication

The state of being plucked up by the roots.

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bereavement

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death

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decline

The process or result of declining, especially:

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misplace

To bestow (one's trust, affection, etc.) on an unsuitable or undeserving object

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win (antonym)

An individual victory (opposite of a loss)

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accident

(Military) An unplanned event that results in injury (including death) or occupational illness to person(s) and/or damage to property, exclusive of injury and/or damage caused by action of an enemy or hostile force.

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deprivation

A loss

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disaster

The definition of a disaster is an event, often sudden, that causes great damage or devastation.

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privation

The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.

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diminution (related)

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perdition

Eternal damnation.

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trouble

A misfortune; calamity; mishap

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extermination

Elimination.

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suppression

Suppression is the act of keeping something from happening.

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damage (related)

Injury or harm to a person or thing, resulting in a loss in soundness or value

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waste

Waste is matter excreted from the body, or unwanted or discarded matter.

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destruction

Destruction is defined as the tearing down or dismantling or killing of something.

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forfeiture

A loss of property to penalize a failure to act in accordance with a legal requirement.

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giving-up

The act or fact of losing

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sacrifice

The definition of a sacrifice is an offering or a giving up of something.

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catastrophe

(Geol.) A sudden, violent change, such as an earthquake

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trial

The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof:

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failure

The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short:

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mislaying

The act or fact of losing

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hurt

(Archaic) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.

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injury

A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss:

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want

The definition of a want is something desired or wished for.

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need

Necessity; obligation:

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destitution

The condition of lacking something.

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deterioration

The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

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impairment

(Accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

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degeneration

The process of degenerating.

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retrogression

A deterioration or decline to a previous state

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retardation

The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.

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disadvantage

An unfavorable situation or circumstance; drawback; handicap

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wreckage

A wrecking or being wrecked

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extinction

The fact of being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.

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dissolution

The termination, cessation, or winding up of a legal entity such as a corporation or partnership; the consensual or judicially ordered undoing of a contract by placing the parties back into the positions they held before entering into it; the termination of a marriage.

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annihilation

(Physics) The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.

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extirpation

The act of extirpating or uprooting.

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bane

(Dated) Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants

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undoing

A cause or source of ruin; downfall:

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disorganization

The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government.

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breaking-up

The result of unprofitable activity

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immolation

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.

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relapse

The recurrence of a disease after apparent improvement

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advantage (antonym)

A beneficial factor or combination of factors:

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advancement (antonym)

An irrevocable gift to an heir during an intestate’s life, given with the intention that it shall diminish or extinguish the heir’s share of the intestate’s estate under the laws of intestate succession. See also satisfaction, ademption, and lapse.

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supply (antonym)

An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock:

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bankruptcy (related)

A legal proceeding that allows for a person or entity to be declared bankrupt.

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astray

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disoriented

Having lost one's direction; confused.

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missing

(Of an internal combustion engine) To be running roughly due an occasional lack of a spark or other irregular fault.

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affliction

Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.

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casualty

(UK) The accident and emergency department of a hospital

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cost

The amount paid for something by a dealer, contractor, etc.: a markup is usually added to arrive at a selling price

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decrease

The amount by which something decreases.

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depreciation

A decline in the value of an asset over time, due to its increasing obsolescence or the wear and tear due to its use; a deduction on an income tax return of part of the asset’s cost, transforming its declining value into a benefit for the taxpayer.

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detriment

The definition of a detriment is something that can cause damage, injury or harm.

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disintegration

Disintegration is defined as the process of becoming weak or falling apart.

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elimination

(Mathematics) The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.

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leak

Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation.

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price

The cost at which something is obtained:

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ullage

In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, such as for fuel

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default

(Intransitive) To lose a competition by failing to compete.