lose

Word Type

v. t.

lose Meaning Definition

To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.

Synonyms for lose

be bereaved of,be found wanting,be unsuccessful,bereave,bite the dust,bow,bow to,capitulate,clear,come to grief,consume,decline,default,disinherit,displace,dispossess,dissipate,divest,draw a blank,drop,elude,escape,evade,exhaust,expend,fail,fail of success,fall,flunk,flunk out,forfeit,forget,fritter away,give the slip,give up,go astray from,go bankrupt,go down,go under,have enough,incur loss,kiss good-bye,labor in vain,let slip,lick the dust,lose out,lose sight of,lose the day,mislay,misplace,miss,not come off,not pass,not remember,not work,oust,part with,relinquish,rid,rob,sacrifice,say uncle,shake off,slip,spend,spill,squander,succumb,suffer loss,surrender,take the count,throw off,trifle away,tumble,unburden,undergo privation,use up,wander from,waste,yield

Synonym Search Links for lose

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