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be lost

VERB
disappear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw
STRONG
abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose
WEAK
be done for be gone be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait
WEAK
arrive come in
VERB
fall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
die drop give up go down slump
STRONG
bend capitulate obey perish resign submit succumb yield
WEAK
back down be casualty be destroyed be killed be taken defer to eat dirt fall to pieces give in give way go under lie down pass into enemy hands
Antonyms
STRONG
fight
WEAK
advance overcome overthrow win
VERB
founder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abort break down fall through stumble
STRONG
collapse fall lurch miscarry misfire sink sprawl stagger submerge submerse trip
WEAK
come to nothing go down go lame go to bottom
Antonyms
STRONG
increase rise
WEAK
accomplish achieve succeed
VERB
perish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cease crumble disappear disintegrate pass away rot succumb vanish wither
STRONG
collapse corrupt croak decease decompose demise depart end expire fall go pass waste
WEAK
OD be destroyed be killed bite the dust break down buy the farm check out give up the ghost go under kick the bucket lose life pass on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appear arrive build grow
STRONG
be born bear begin commence create improve rise start stay
WEAK
give birth revive
VERB
stray
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deviate drift err meander roam swerve
STRONG
gad gallivant ramble range rove straggle traipse turn
WEAK
be abandoned go all over the map go amiss go astray lose one's way wander away wander off
Antonyms
STRONG
be direct
WEAK
go direct remain stay
VERB
vanish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
die die out dissolve evaporate fade melt
STRONG
clear dematerialize evanesce exit
WEAK
become invisible fade away go away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
coagulate improve solidify
WEAK
appear arrive come

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Justin Verlander is retiring at the end of the season, and Freeman said he hoped Trout’s accomplishments would not be lost amid the Verlander accolades at the All-Star Game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

When a massive Sonoma Coast residential development pitch sparked fears that beach access would be lost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

After fighting to recover his remains, Colivert fears the body will be lost in the chaos following the disaster.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Trivedi estimates up to 3.5 million tons of Middle East aluminum production will be lost this year, roughly half the region’s recent annual output.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

He appears to be lost in thought and whatever has got his brain cells occupied is having a strange effect on his facial muscles.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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