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loses

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

Example Sentences

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The judge scolded the billionaire at least twice—once for his social media usage and second for saying if he loses this case, it’ll mean trouble for all charities in America.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In the cloudy Southern Ocean, evaporation is one of the main ways the ocean loses heat.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

When a term like “mother” is employed so generously, it loses all substantive heft.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

A relatively anonymous take on Dua Lipa's dance-pop, it loses points for rhyming "fire" with "desire" - but I can't get it out of my head.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

But most often, it's a world where the watcher loses the line between the real and the fantastic.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton