lose - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for lose ?

Here are the synonyms for lose , a list of similar words for lose from our thesaurus that you can use

Verb

be set at a disadvantage

Synonyms

• lose
• suffer

More generic

• decline
• worsen

Related

• suffer

Verb

withdraw, as from reality

Synonyms

• lose

More generic

• seclude
• sequester
• sequestrate
• withdraw

Verb

fail to win

Synonyms

• lose

More specific

• drop
• drop one's serve
• go down
• remain down
• take the count

Opposite / Antonyms

• win

Related

• compete
• contend
• vie

Verb

suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

Synonyms

• lose

More generic

• suffer

Verb

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

Synonyms

• lose
• miss

More specific

• overlook

Verb

allow to go out of sight or mind

Synonyms

• lose

Verb

miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

Synonyms

• lose

More specific

• forget
• leave

Opposite / Antonyms

• find

Verb

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

Synonyms

• lose

More specific

• sleep off
• white-out
• whiteout

Opposite / Antonyms

• keep

Verb

fail to get or obtain

Synonyms

• lose

More specific

• mislay
• misplace

Opposite / Antonyms

• win

Verb

fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

Synonyms

• lose
• turn a loss

Opposite / Antonyms

• break even
• profit

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