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lost

[lawst, lost] / lɔst, lɒst /
ADJECTIVE
missing, off-track
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absent adrift disoriented hidden invisible misplaced vanished
STRONG
disappeared forfeit forfeited gone lacking minus mislaid missed obscured strayed wandering
WEAK
astray at sea cast away down the drain fallen between cracks gone astray irrecoverable irretrievable irrevocable kiss goodbye nowhere to be found off-course out the window unredeemed wayward without
Antonyms
STRONGEST
seen
WEAK
found
ADJECTIVE
extinct, destroyed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dead obsolete wasted
STRONG
abolished annihilated bygone consumed demolished devastated dissipated eradicated exterminated forgotten frittered gone lapsed misspent misused obliterated past perished ruined squandered wrecked
WEAK
out-of-date unremembered wiped-out
Antonyms
STRONG
current present repaired saved
WEAK
accomplishing alive attentive aware cognizant existent existing found living successful winning
ADJECTIVE
distracted, dreaming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absent absorbed unconscious wasted
STRONG
abstracted bemused bewildered engrossed entranced musing perplexed preoccupied spellbound
WEAK
absentminded distrait dreamy faraway feeble going in circles ignorant inconscient rapt taken in taken up
Antonyms
STRONG
unoccupied
WEAK
accomplishing alive attentive aware cognizant

Example Sentences

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Mother-of-four Nicky Maidment, from Filton in Bristol, lost everything when a fire devastated her home in February 2020.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Ordinarily, I would not recommend taking money from your investment accounts as you’re paying tax on the withdrawals and getting hit by the lost opportunity cost of future returns.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That set a record for a candidate’s contribution in a state race at the time, but Whitman lost to Jerry Brown by nearly 13 percentage points.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

That has added to declines as Bitcoin has lost more than a third of its value since late-2025 highs comfortably above $100,000.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

I knew that somewhere in the dogs, in their humor and the way they thought, they had great, old knowledge; they had something we had lost.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.