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lose status

VERB
fail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break down decline fall
STRONG
abort backslide blunder deteriorate fizzle flop flounder fold founder miscarry miss slip
WEAK
back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short fall through go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out meet with disaster miss the boat play into run aground turn out badly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend go up rise
STRONG
accomplish achieve build correct develop do well succeed
WEAK
capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach win
VERB
miscarry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abort fall through
STRONG
backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss
WEAK
back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out meet with disaster miss fire miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

Example Sentences

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But in Normal, Schlafly continued to use scare tactics to defeat the ERA, telling the audience that the amendment would force them to lose status.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023

When forced by advancing years or health issues to stop driving, people can lose status and self-respect as well as independence and opportunities that enhance their well-being, she pointed out.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2021

Sometimes cancellation causes that person to lose status and, for a time, recede from view.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019

India universities to lose status Students in India are protesting against the government's decision to strip 44 places of learning of their official university status.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2010

This means that gentry families produced more children than was necessary to replenish the available leading positions; thus, some family members had to get into lower positions and had to lose status.

From A History of China by Eberhard, Wolfram