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lost opportunity

NOUN

waste

Synonyms

STRONGEST

misuse

STRONG

decay desolation destruction devastation dilapidation dissipation disuse exhaustion expenditure extravagance fritter havoc improvidence lavishness loss misapplication overdoing prodigality ravage ruin squander squandering wastage wastefulness

WEAK

unthriftiness

Antonyms

STRONG

building construction creation development growth improvement

WEAK

hoarding possessions saving

Example Sentences

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If you are dipping into your investments, you have already made peace with the lost opportunity of returns on the money you will withdraw.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

A trillion-dollar IPO means lost opportunity for retail investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Over the years since I was a bright-eyed, 20-something staffer, I’ve come to doubt the practicality of a bipartisan Latino caucus, which now seems like a lost opportunity of the last generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

This Games will have more women than ever before, more media coverage and if they don’t grab this moment, it will be a lost opportunity.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024

The thought stirred her, but not for the usual reason of lost opportunity recalled.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

lost opportunity

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