Synonyms for Lose
11 senses across 1 part of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Lose" (verb) include white-out, sleep off.
Verb
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
"She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
More specific
white-outsleep off
fail to win
"We lost the battle but we won the war"
More specific
go downdroptake the countdrop one's serve
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
"She lost her husband in the war" "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
Broader
suffer
place (something) where one cannot find it again
"I misplaced my eyeglasses"
Synonyms
misplacemislay
Broader
put
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
"I've lost my glasses again!"
More specific
forget
allow to go out of sight
"The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
"I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!" "The company turned a loss after the first year"
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turn a loss
fail to get or obtain
"I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
retreat
Synonyms
fall backdrop offfall behindrecede
Broader
regress
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
"I missed that remark" "She missed his point" "We lost part of what he said"
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miss
More specific
overlook
be set at a disadvantage
"This author really suffers in translation"
Synonyms
suffer
Broader
worsen
Antonyms
keepwinfindprofitbreak evenacquiregain
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