lose
English Thesaurus
1. be set at a disadvantage (verb.change)
| verb group | : | suffer, |
| definition | : | get worse (verb.change) |
2. fail to win (verb.competition)
| hyponym | : | go down, |
| definition | : | be defeated (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | drop, |
| definition | : | lose (a game) (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | remain down, take the count, |
| definition | : | be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | drop one's serve, |
| definition | : | lose a game in which one is serving (verb.competition) |
| entail | : | compete, contend, vie, |
| definition | : | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others (verb.competition) |
3. retreat (verb.competition)
4. place (something) where one cannot find it again (verb.contact)
5. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | suffer, |
| definition | : | experience (emotional) pain (verb.emotion) |
6. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind (verb.perception)
| hyponym | : | overlook, |
| definition | : | look past, fail to notice (verb.perception) |
7. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of (verb.possession)
| hyponym | : | forget, leave, |
| definition | : | leave behind unintentionally (verb.cognition) |
8. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense (verb.possession)
| hyponym | : | white-out, whiteout, |
| definition | : | lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | sleep off, |
| definition | : | get rid of by sleeping (verb.possession) |
9. fail to win (verb.competition)
| antonym | : | win, |
| definition | : | be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | loser, |
| definition | : | a gambler who loses a bet (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | also-ran, loser, |
| definition | : | a contestant who loses the contest (noun.person) |
10. retreat (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | receding, recession, |
| definition | : | the act of becoming more distant (noun.act) |
11. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | find, regain, |
| definition | : | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | losings, losses, |
| definition | : | something lost (especially money lost at gambling) (noun.possession) |
12. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | hold on, keep, |
| definition | : | retain possession of (verb.possession) |
13. fail to get or obtain (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | acquire, gain, win, |
| definition | : | win something through one's efforts (verb.possession) |
14. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | profit, turn a profit, |
| definition | : | make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession) |
| antonym | : | break even, |
| definition | : | make neither profit nor loss (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | loser, |
| definition | : | a gambler who loses a bet (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | losings, losses, |
| definition | : | something lost (especially money lost at gambling) (noun.possession) |
15. fail to win (verb.competition)
| antonym | : | win, |
| definition | : | be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | loser, |
| definition | : | a gambler who loses a bet (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | also-ran, loser, |
| definition | : | a contestant who loses the contest (noun.person) |
16. retreat (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | receding, recession, |
| definition | : | the act of becoming more distant (noun.act) |
17. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | find, regain, |
| definition | : | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | losings, losses, |
| definition | : | something lost (especially money lost at gambling) (noun.possession) |
18. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | hold on, keep, |
| definition | : | retain possession of (verb.possession) |
19. fail to get or obtain (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | acquire, gain, win, |
| definition | : | win something through one's efforts (verb.possession) |
20. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | profit, turn a profit, |
| definition | : | make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession) |
| antonym | : | break even, |
| definition | : | make neither profit nor loss (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | loser, |
| definition | : | a gambler who loses a bet (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | losings, losses, |
| definition | : | something lost (especially money lost at gambling) (noun.possession) |
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