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be the loser

VERB
lose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decline drop fall
STRONG
miss succumb yield
WEAK
be humbled be outdistanced be sunk be taken to cleaners 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

Example Sentences

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BHP has a lot to be focusing on but in an industry built on mergers and acquisitions, no-one wants to be the loser, Mould writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Like sometimes it's OK to be the loser that fails.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

USC’s competition for one of the four semifinal berths, as a one-loss Pac-12 champion, would be the loser of Saturday’s showdown in Columbus.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2022

Not saying that you're necessarily going to be the loser or the winner, but that the loser concedes to the winner and that the country comes together in part for the good of the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2016

Am I really going to be the loser girl whose mentor stood her up?

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson