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loss

[laws, los] / lɔs, lɒs /
NOUN
misfortune, deficit; something misplaced or lost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accident casualty catastrophe cost damage debt defeat deficit destruction disaster failure fall injury markdown trouble
STRONG
bereavement calamity cataclysm death debit deficiency depletion deprivation destitution detriment disadvantage disappearance dispossession fatality forfeiture harm hurt impairment misadventure mishap need perdition privation retardation ruin sacrifice shrinkage squandering trial undoing want waste wreckage
WEAK
bad luck losing mislaying misplacing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage aid assistance attainment benefit blessing favor good fortune good luck happiness help improvement markup miracle profit success triumph win wonder
STRONG
birth boon building comfort creation development fortune gain plenty
WEAK
accomplishment achievement

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But there are no answers there either: only more loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

During surges, they can lose large amounts of ice, contributing significantly to ice loss in some regions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The figure includes compensation for victims, emergency services, medical costs and loss of productivity.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The Wegovy pill had about 11.2% placebo-adjusted weight loss in trials.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Dodger danced underneath her, and as Akira fought to keep him under control she felt a sudden pang of loss for all the things she hadn’t had time to take with her.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Vocabulary lists containing loss

Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 4-7

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