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lost opportunity

NOUN

waste

Synonyms

STRONGEST

misuse

STRONG

decay desolation destruction devastation dilapidation dissipation disuse exhaustion expenditure extravagance fritter havoc improvidence lavishness loss misapplication overdoing prodigality ravage ruin squander squandering wastage wastefulness

WEAK

unthriftiness

Antonyms

STRONG

building construction creation development growth improvement

WEAK

hoarding possessions saving

Example Sentences

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If you are dipping into your investments, you have already made peace with the lost opportunity of returns on the money you will withdraw.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

A trillion-dollar IPO means lost opportunity for retail investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

That doesn’t mean this wasn’t a lost opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

Mr Gilbert added the foundation was a "lost opportunity".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Maybe she thinks I’m going to break down in tears because of lost opportunity.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

lost opportunity

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