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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

Example Sentences

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The benefit of our show is that the vibe is pretty high throughout; it does not decline as soon as there are losers in the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"We have been through injury, heartbreaks, losses. We have been losers at times in the most important moments," Zverev said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

So what separates the winners from the losers?

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Permanent job losers are no longer rising in the same troubling way.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Even when circumstances require that there be winners and losers, the transaction is not necessarily a combat.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas