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Synonyms for lost
lɔst, lɒstlost
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word lost.
Princeton's WordNet
doomed, lostadjective
people who are destined to die soon
"the agony of the doomed was in his voice"
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doomedAntonyms:
recovered(p), recoverable, hopeful, blessed, thoughtless, ransomed, reclaimed, rescued, found, comprehendible, saved, won, salvageable, comprehensible, unperplexed, redeemed, oriented, orientatedlostadjective
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
"a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities"
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missed, confounded, helpless, deep in thought(p), mixed-up, bewildered, baffled, mazed, disoriented, lost(p), bemused, befuddled, confused, at sea, preoccupiedAntonyms:
blessed, saved, recoverable, found, thoughtless, comprehendible, oriented, ransomed, comprehensible, orientated, won, salvageable, redeemed, reclaimed, rescued, recovered(p), hopeful, unperplexedconfused, disoriented, lostadjective
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
"I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"
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befuddled, lost(p), mixed-up, disoriented, disordered, bemused, deep in thought(p), scattered, preoccupied, at sea, illogical, anomic, disconnected, unconnected, missed, baffled, alienated, upset, confounded, broken, disjointed, helpless, garbled, mazed, bewildered, confusedAntonyms:
ransomed, rescued, won, orientated, recoverable, comprehensible, oriented, thoughtless, unperplexed, salvageable, comprehendible, redeemed, blessed, recovered(p), hopeful, saved, found, reclaimedlostadjective
spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
"lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon"
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missed, confounded, helpless, deep in thought(p), mixed-up, bewildered, baffled, mazed, disoriented, lost(p), bemused, befuddled, confused, at sea, preoccupiedAntonyms:
ransomed, comprehendible, recoverable, comprehensible, orientated, unperplexed, reclaimed, found, saved, thoughtless, blessed, hopeful, rescued, oriented, redeemed, salvageable, recovered(p), wonlostadjective
not gained or won
"a lost battle"; "a lost prize"
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missed, confounded, helpless, deep in thought(p), mixed-up, bewildered, baffled, mazed, disoriented, lost(p), bemused, befuddled, confused, at sea, preoccupiedAntonyms:
recoverable, comprehensible, reclaimed, oriented, recovered(p), orientated, thoughtless, won, comprehendible, ransomed, rescued, found, hopeful, unperplexed, blessed, saved, redeemed, salvageablelostadjective
incapable of being recovered or regained
"his lost honor"
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missed, confounded, helpless, deep in thought(p), mixed-up, bewildered, baffled, mazed, disoriented, lost(p), bemused, befuddled, confused, at sea, preoccupiedAntonyms:
orientated, recovered(p), redeemed, ransomed, unperplexed, recoverable, comprehensible, saved, rescued, comprehendible, oriented, reclaimed, found, salvageable, won, blessed, hopeful, thoughtlesslost, missedadjective
not caught with the senses or the mind
"words lost in the din"
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missed, confounded, helpless, deep in thought(p), mixed-up, bewildered, baffled, mazed, disoriented, lost(p), bemused, befuddled, confused, at sea, preoccupiedAntonyms:
found, recovered(p), redeemed, unperplexed, thoughtless, rescued, ransomed, recoverable, comprehensible, blessed, salvageable, hopeful, oriented, orientated, comprehendible, saved, won, reclaimedbemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p), preoccupiedadjective
deeply absorbed in thought
"as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
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thoughtless, hopeful, orientated, comprehendible, recovered(p), recoverable, won, unperplexed, reclaimed, oriented, blessed, redeemed, ransomed, comprehensible, salvageable, found, saved, rescuedbaffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at seaadjective
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
"obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
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scattered, befuddled, helpless, lost(p), mixed-up, disoriented, woolly, bemused, deep in thought(p), disjointed, disordered, preoccupied, at sea, illogical, woolly-headed, missed, confused, disconnected, unconnected, addled, muddled, baffled, upset, befogged, confounded, muzzy, wooly-minded, broken, wooly, garbled, mazed, bewilderedAntonyms:
ransomed, orientated, won, oriented, blessed, comprehendible, recovered(p), recoverable, salvageable, comprehensible, saved, reclaimed, found, rescued, unperplexed, thoughtless, redeemed, hopefulhelpless, lostadjective
unable to function; without help
Synonyms:
befuddled, lost(p), mixed-up, disoriented, bemused, deep in thought(p), preoccupied, at sea, missed, confused, incapacitated, baffled, confounded, helpless, mazed, bewilderedAntonyms:
reclaimed, comprehendible, comprehensible, ransomed, hopeful, salvageable, found, won, blessed, orientated, redeemed, recovered(p), recoverable, saved, rescued, thoughtless, unperplexed, oriented
Dictionary of English Synonymes
lostadjective
Synonyms:
missing, not to be foundlostadjective
lostadjective
Synonyms:
misspent, wasted, squandered, dissipated, thrown awaylostadjective
Synonyms:
bewildered, confused, perplexed, puzzled, distracted, benighted, posed, nonplussed, at a loss, at fault, in a maze, in the darklostadjective
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abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absent-minded, dreamy, nappinglostadjective
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depraved, corrupt, abandoned, profligate, dissolute, reprobate, graceless, shameless, obdurate, hardened, incorrigible, irreclaimablelostadjective
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ruined, destroyed, perished, gone, vanished, disappeared, departed
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
lostadjective
Synonyms:
forfeited, missing, derelict, adrift, misspent, misemployed, wasted, irreclaimable, incorrigible, abandoned, preoccupied, abstracted, absent-minded
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#972 | loss | |
#1079 | lost | |
#2246 | missing | |
#2332 | gone | |
#2535 | broken | |
#3169 | lose | |
#3907 | missed | |
#4574 | losses | |
#5211 | losing | |
#5316 | dropped | |
#6878 | confused | |
#9423 | upset | |
#10224 | scattered | |
#11963 | disappeared | |
#12442 | wasted | |
#18891 | disconnected | |
#19412 | doomed | |
#19578 | helpless | |
#29606 | illogical | |
#29755 | forfeited | |
#34500 | disordered | |
#36720 | alienated | |
#38053 | baffled | |
#40280 | preoccupied | |
#41565 | bewildered | |
#43109 | incapacitated | |
#43548 | woolly | |
#45702 | perdue | |
#49426 | confounded | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#56811 | disjointed | |
#58215 | wooly | |
#59416 | foregone | |
#59888 | muddled | |
#60461 | garbled | |
#66194 | disoriented | |
#69737 | bemused | |
#87536 | addled | |
#95677 | befuddled | |
#103703 | muzzy | |
#230773 | outof | |
#303063 | anomic |
How to use lost in a sentence?
Instead of rewarding a caring doctor, the Marion VA tried to silence him by terminating him, the nation’s veterans have lost a great and caring doctor.
Wells Fargo analyst Gray Powell:
While this is clearly a unique case, the Ashley Madison breach demonstrates that security is about more than just budget dollars and that lost customer data can dramatically impact business plans, brand perception and even company valuations.
These events bring a sadness like no other, we grieve together for our lost ones, and we pray together for those touched by these horrific tragedies.
They made the call because they believed at that time if they didn't enter there would have been many more lives lost.
Harriet Hageman congressional campaign:
Liz Cheney has completely lost the ability to do her job of representing Wyoming as our only member of the House of Representatives, the Democrats in Washington, D.C. only see her as a temporary but useful tool to achieve their partisan goals, and the Republicans want nothing to do with her. It is her responsibility to fight for Wyoming and represent our values, and she has completely abandoned that.
Translations for lost
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- perdutCatalan, Valencian
- ztracenýCzech
- faret vildDanish
- verirrt, hat verloren, verschollen, verlorenGerman
- χαμένοςGreek
- perditaEsperanto
- perdió, perdidoSpanish
- گم, مفقودPersian
- eksynyt, menetetty, eksyksissä, kadoksissa, poissa, kadonnutFinnish
- perduFrench
- ar strae, caillteIrish
- perdidoGalician
- אבודHebrew
- खो गयाHindi
- elveszettHungarian
- անհասանելի, կորուսյալ, մոլորված, կորածArmenian
- kalahIndonesian
- persoItalian
- איבדתיHebrew
- 失われたJapanese
- វង្វេងKhmer
- amissaLatin
- ngaroMāori
- sesat, hilangMalay
- de weg kwijtDutch
- taptNorwegian
- StraconyPolish
- perdidoPortuguese
- pierdutRomanian
- недоступный, заблудиться, потерянный, потерялRussian
- vilse, fSwedish
- kayıpTurkish
- 丟失Chinese
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