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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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Harvard-Westlake kept fighting and closing, but it was another lost opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The group said Russian humanitarian organizations were increasingly filling roles traditionally held by U.S. groups and described the freeze as a lost opportunity to build trust between the U.S. and North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Some of the math of lost opportunity cost also depends on what you do with the $10,000.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

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

Maybe she thinks I’m going to break down in tears because of lost opportunity.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

lost opportunity

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