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loser
[loo-zer] 
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loser
[loo-zer]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, thing that fails |
| Synonyms: | also-ran, deadbeat, defeated, disadvantaged, down-and-outer, dud, failure, flop, flunkee, has-been, underdog, underprivileged |
| Antonyms: | achiever, success, winner |
| Main Entry: | cretin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obnoxious stupid person |
| Synonyms: | creep, fool, idiot, imbecile, loser, moron |
| Main Entry: | dregs |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad person |
| Synonyms: | loser, outcast, rabble, riffraff, scum, trash |
| Main Entry: | dud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
| Synonyms: | bomb, bummer, bust, debacle, flop, lemon, loser, washout |
| Antonyms: | success |
| Main Entry: | failure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lack of success |
| Synonyms: | abortion, bankruptcy, bomb, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, defeat, deficiency, deficit, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser, loss, mess, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, nonperformance, nonsuccess, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, washout, wreck |
| Antonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, attainment, earnings, gain, merit, success, win |
| Main Entry: | failure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does not succeed |
| Synonyms: | also-ran, bankrupt, beat*, born loser, bum, castaway, deadbeat, defaulter, derelict, disappointment, dud, flop, good-for-nothing, has-been, incompetent, insolvent, loafer, loser, lumpy, might-have-been, moocher, no-good, nobody, nonperformer, prodigal, turkey, underachiever, washout |
| Antonyms: | achiever, success |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | felon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal |
| Synonyms: | con, convict, delinquent, ex-con, jailbird, lawbreaker, lifer, loser*, malefactor, offender, outlaw, yardbird |
| Antonyms: | police |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miserable failure |
| Synonyms: | bomb, bust, debacle, disaster, dud, fiasco, lemon, loser, miscarriage, nonstarter, washout |
| Antonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, success |
| Main Entry: | hapless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfortunate |
| Synonyms: | behind the eightball, cursed, hexed, ill-fated, ill-starred, infelicitous, jinxed, jonah, loser, luckless, miserable, poor fish, sad sack, snakebit, star-crossed, unhappy, unlucky, untoward, voodooed, woeful, wretched |
| Antonyms: | fortuitous, fortunate, lucky, well-off |
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