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

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losers

Here's a look at the winners and losers when central banks tighten monetary policy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

At the very least, this may be a great time to do some so-called rebalancing, which means selling recent winners and buying losers to restore the target-balance allocation in your portfolio.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

Today’s losers are the thousands of timberland owners and investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But narwhals are themselves "losers in the climate game," noted Heide-Jorgensen.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

"Thing is," Watney said, "I'm selfish. I want the memorials back home to be just for me. I don't want the rest of you losers in them. I can't let you guys blow the VAL."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir