losers

NOUN

person, thing that fails

Synonyms

STRONGEST

also-ran underdog

STRONG

deadbeat defeated dud failure flop has-been

WEAK

disadvantaged down-and-outer flunkee underprivileged

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement success

WEAK

achiever winner

Example Sentences

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He saw “The Godfather Part II,” and he knows he could pull it off, unlike those losers JFK and Michael Corleone.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

So, who are the winners and the losers of the World Cup hydration breaks?

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Fortunately, history is also painted by the losers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

What other companies have been misclassified as AI losers?

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

They knew in their hearts they were still going to State, and they also knew that when they got to school on Monday no one would think of them as losers.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger