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be lost

VERB

disappear

Synonyms

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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

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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

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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

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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

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appear arrive build grow

STRONG

be born bear begin commence create improve rise start stay

WEAK

give birth revive

VERB

stray

Synonyms

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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

Example Sentences

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That part of Indian American culture will be lost next season, with Ganesh officially departing at the end of Season 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Occasionally I would come across someone who appeared to be lost or unaware that they should not be there.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"If we lose control of these lands, our culture too will be lost," said the Nicobarese's most senior leader, 54-year-old Barnabas Manju.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Canon ended up giving him another $40 million lest the previous $100 million be lost in bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Keeping my eye on the temple to be sure I would not be lost, I went by two vendors before I found one with samosas that looked both clean and tasty.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

be lost

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