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loses

VERB

be deprived of; mislay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop fail forget give up squander suffer surrender waste

STRONG

bereave capitulate consume default deplete disinherit displace dispossess dissipate divest drain exhaust expend forfeit lavish misplace miss misspend oust relinquish rob sacrifice yield

WEAK

be careless be impoverished be reduced become poorer fail to keep fall short pass up suffer loss use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fight hoard save win

STRONG

accumulate collect fill gather give hold keep refuse starve take

WEAK

achieve confront face hold on to maintain meet succeed

VERB

be defeated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline drop fall

STRONG

miss succumb yield

WEAK

be humbled be outdistanced be sunk be taken to cleaners be the loser 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

VERB

escape, avoid

Synonyms

STRONG

clear dodge duck elude evade outrun rid shake stray unburden

WEAK

give the slip leave behind shake off slip away throw off wander from

Antonyms

STRONG

confront encounter face meet take on

WEAK

achieve hold on to keep maintain succeed win

Example Sentences

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However, if Massie loses, a concession call might be better placed to the White House than to Gallrein.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

China is a large net importer, and as oil prices rise and it loses access to discounted Iranian barrels, the cost to import barrels has risen sharply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In the cloudy Southern Ocean, evaporation is one of the main ways the ocean loses heat.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Still, if Intel’s semiconductor fabrication division, which now loses money, were as profitable as TSMC’s, it would be worth roughly $1.2 trillion when all of Intel’s fab capacity is up and running.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“They say a girl becomes a woman when she loses her mother,” she said.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat