Synonyms for lose
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1. lose(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"

   Synonyms:
   fall back, miss, mislay, recede, suffer, misplace, fall behind, drop off, turn a loss

   Antonyms:
   acquire, find, regain, turn a profit, win, profit, gain, break even, hold on, keep

2. lose(verb)

   fail to win

   "We lost the battle but we won the war"

   Synonyms:
   fall back, miss, mislay, recede, suffer, misplace, fall behind, drop off, turn a loss

   Antonyms:
   hold on, profit, find, turn a profit, acquire, gain, regain, win, keep, break even

3. lose(verb)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   fall back, miss, mislay, recede, suffer, misplace, fall behind, drop off, turn a loss

   Antonyms:
   keep, win, acquire, turn a profit, break even, find, profit, regain, hold on, gain

4. misplace, mislay, lose(verb)

   place (something) where one cannot find it again

   "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

   Synonyms:
   fall back, miss, mislay, recede, suffer, misplace, fall behind, drop off, turn a loss

   Antonyms:
   hold on, find, regain, break even, win, acquire, gain, keep, turn a profit, profit

5. lose(verb)

   miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

   "I've lost my glasses again!"

   Synonyms:
   fall back, miss, mislay, recede, suffer, misplace, fall behind, drop off, turn a loss

   Antonyms:
   hold on, win, turn a profit, gain, regain, acquire, break even, find, profit, keep

6. lose(verb)

   allow to go out of sight

   "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"

   Synonyms:
   fall back, miss, mislay, recede, suffer, misplace, fall behind, drop off, turn a loss

   Antonyms:
   turn a profit, win, acquire, break even, find, regain, keep, hold on, gain, profit

7. lose, turn a loss(verb)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   fall back, miss, mislay, recede, suffer, misplace, fall behind, drop off, turn a loss

   Antonyms:
   hold on, find, turn a profit, regain, keep, break even, win, profit, acquire, gain

8. lose(verb)

   fail to get or obtain

   "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

   Synonyms:
   fall back, miss, mislay, recede, suffer, misplace, fall behind, drop off, turn a loss

   Antonyms:
   hold on, win, break even, profit, keep, gain, find, regain, acquire, turn a profit

9. fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede(verb)

   retreat

   Synonyms:
   unload, fall asleep, misplace, draw back, mislay, drop off, retire, withdraw, retreat, turn a loss, lapse, fall away, drift off, dope off, relapse, recidivate, fall back, dawdle, pull away, drop away, recur, fall behind, resort, set down, recede, put down, doze off, move back, nod off, regress, drop, suffer, discharge, miss, drowse off, retrogress, lag, pull back, slip, flake out

   Antonyms:
   gain, break even, win, find, hold on, acquire, regain, keep, turn a profit, profit

10. miss, lose(verb)

    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"

    Synonyms:
    miss, mislay, turn a loss, fall behind, misplace, omit, overlook, fall back, lack, overleap, suffer, drop, leave out, neglect, recede, drop off, pretermit, escape

    Antonyms:
    turn a profit, acquire, break even, gain, regain, win, keep, profit, find, hold on

11. suffer, lose(verb)

    be set at a disadvantage

    "This author really suffers in translation"

    Synonyms:
    miss, get, have, put up, mislay, stand, hurt, abide, fall behind, support, misplace, stomach, digest, suffer, fall back, brook, stick out, tolerate, sustain, turn a loss, meet, recede, endure, drop off, bear, ache

    Antonyms:
    break even, hold on, find, win, acquire, turn a profit, regain, gain, profit, keep

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1. lose(verb)

   Synonyms:
   leave behind, mislay

   Antonyms:
   discover, procure, find, come across, acquire, gain, snag, pick up, get

2. lose(verb)

   Antonyms:
   win

3. lose(verb)

   Synonyms:
   shed, drop

   Antonyms:
   gain, put on

4. lose(verb)

   Antonyms:
   win, come, first

5. lose(verb)

   Antonyms:
   find

6. lose(verb)

   To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.

   When we get into the building, please lose the hat.

   Synonyms:
   dump, drop, jettison, get rid of, ditch

   Antonyms:
   pick up

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. lose

   Synonyms:
   abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, miss

   Antonyms:
   accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive at, attain, compass, earn, gain, get, grasp, master, obtain, procure, reach, secure, win

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. lose

   Synonyms:
   miss, drop, mislay, forfeit

   Antonyms:
   keep, retain, find, recover, locate, earn, guard, treasure, economize, utilize, preserve, abandon, discard, reject

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. lose(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   be deprived of, fail to keep, let slip, let slip through the fingers

2. lose(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   forfeit, fail to win, fail to obtain

3. lose(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   waste, squander, misspend, throw away, make no use of

4. lose(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   miss, wander from

5. lose(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   be bereaved of, be deprived of

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. lose(v)

   Synonyms:
   miss, forfeit

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   losing, loses, iose, lost, waste, wasting, miss, eprd, forfeit, loose, loser, loss, iost

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How to use lose in a sentence?

1. General Douglas MacArthur:

   In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash.

2. Prime Minister Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay:

   We saw some modest gains in areas such as living standards, health and time use, but in other areas such as community vitality and psychological wellbeing indicators, we actually seem to lose ground.

3. Leonard Cohen:

   Seven to eleven is a huge chunk of life, full of dulling and forgetting. It is fabled that we slowly lose the gift of speech with animals, that birds no longer visit our windowsills to converse. As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armor themselves against wonder.

4. Elie Wiesel:

   There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

5. Archbishop Selwanos:

   We are afraid that ISIS -- which God will hopefully prevent -- will conquer the town. We would lose the center of Christianity in our diocese.

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