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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out-of-date unremembered wiped-out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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Swinney added: "Millions of pounds were being lost every month from the Scottish economy."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The losses began after the company said it had lost more internet subscribers than anticipated during the first quarter, sparking concerns about competition from fixed wireless and fiber connection services.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

It is lost on me how he could square those poetic words with the decision he endorses in Callais.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

With three years of flat market returns and $500 extra spending per month, their success chances went down to 85% and their end portfolio estimate lost another $80,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It says the people who won the battle don’t understand their victory as well as the person who lost the fight and is literally dying as he listens to his enemies celebrate.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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