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win

[win] / wɪn /
NOUN
victory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplishment achievement gain gold score success sweep triumph
STRONG
conquest kill killing slam
WEAK
gold star pay dirt
Antonyms
STRONGEST
defeat failure forfeit loss
VERB
finish first; succeed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achieve beat edge out gain overcome prevail triumph upset
STRONG
conquer overwhelm sink
WEAK
be first be victorious carry the day come in first finish in front finish off gain victory run circles around shut out take the prize walk away with walk off with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail forfeit lose miss surrender
VERB
achieve, obtain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish catch earn gain get have make pick up reach receive score secure
STRONG
acquire annex approach attain bag collect derive effect harvest net procure realize
WEAK
bring in come away with rack up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart discourage dissuade forfeit free give up let go lose miss spend throw away

Example Sentences

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The closest was UCLA’s 70-58 win over Duke, when the Bruins trailed at halftime and came back to win for the first time all season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

OpenAI has fallen behind its rival Anthropic in the race to win over new business customers, leading Simo to oversee an effort to refocus the company’s resources so it can catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Wilkinson’s latest real estate win came to her unexpectedly.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

On Tuesday, in St. John Bosco’s 7-4 win, Clark had another big game with two hits and three RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He and Spess had been trying to win the spring art contest for years.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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