Antonyms for lose

Antonyms for (verb) lose

Main entry: drop off, recede, lose, fall back, fall behind

Definition: retreat

Antonyms: make headway, win, pull ahead, get ahead, gain, gain ground, advance

Definition: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.


Main entry: lose

Definition: fail to win

Usage: We lost the battle but we won the war

Antonyms: win

Definition: be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious


Main entry: lose

Definition: miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

Usage: I've lost my glasses again!

Antonyms: regain, find

Definition: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost


Main entry: lose

Definition: fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

Usage: She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat

Antonyms: hold on, keep

Definition: retain possession of


Main entry: lose

Definition: fail to get or obtain

Usage: I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad

Antonyms: gain, acquire, win

Definition: win something through one's efforts


Main entry: turn a loss, lose

Definition: fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

Usage: I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!; The company turned a loss after the first year

Antonyms: profit, turn a profit

Definition: make a profit; gain money or materially


Antonyms: break even

Definition: make neither profit nor loss


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