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present tense form of lose (3rd person singular).

loses

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be deprived of; mislay v.
be defeated v.
escape, avoid v.

VERB

be deprived of; mislay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop fail forget give up squander suffer surrender waste

STRONG

bereave capitulate consume default deplete disinherit displace dispossess dissipate divest drain exhaust expend forfeit lavish misplace miss misspend oust relinquish rob sacrifice yield

WEAK

be careless be impoverished be reduced become poorer fail to keep fall short pass up suffer loss use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fight hoard save win

STRONG

accumulate collect fill gather give hold keep refuse starve take

WEAK

achieve confront face hold on to maintain meet succeed

VERB

be defeated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline drop fall

STRONG

miss succumb yield

WEAK

be humbled be outdistanced be sunk be taken to cleaners be the loser be worsted come up short drop a bundle kiss goodbye lose out suffer defeat take a beating take the count take the heat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up rise

WEAK

achieve confront face hold on to keep maintain meet succeed win

VERB

escape, avoid

Synonyms

STRONG

clear dodge duck elude evade outrun rid shake stray unburden

WEAK

give the slip leave behind shake off slip away throw off wander from

Antonyms

STRONG

confront encounter face meet take on

WEAK

achieve hold on to keep maintain succeed win

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loses

When the pied piper loses his audience, we must ask whether the people have rediscovered their conscience or simply found a new tune to follow.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Stocks are sputtering as the tech trade loses steam.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

It’s only human for a parent to want to help one child when he or she loses a job while also worrying about being unfair to a sibling.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

"Spain loses a great political figure," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

And after Jimmy loses six straight hands he comes right out and accuses Mong of cheating.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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