losers

NOUN

person, thing that fails

Synonyms

STRONGEST

also-ran underdog

STRONG

deadbeat defeated dud failure flop has-been

WEAK

disadvantaged down-and-outer flunkee underprivileged

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement success

WEAK

achiever winner

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losers

Common mistakes are to sell winners too soon and keep losers for too long.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Rather than lifting the Magnificent Seven as one, they could ignite a further sorting of what appears to be the winners from losers across the broader AI trade — chips and software included.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026

These are money losers, but we feel it’s an important part of our model to support them with revenues from football and basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

It is a tough environment, and when a venture fails the biggest losers are often the people behind it, who sometimes lose millions of pounds.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

“You think if these two losers leave, I’ll leave too?”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older