Synonyms and Antonyms of lose
1
to be unable to find or have at hand
enjoy, have, hold, keep, occupy, own, possess, retain
descry, detect, find, locate, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down)
2
to fail to win, gain, or obtain
- if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs
3
to undergo defeat
- she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens
falter
tank, throw
forfeit
bomb, collapse, crack (up), fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out
4
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
- we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview
cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, discard, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also
sluff (off)
, throw away, throw out, toss, unload
abandon, abdicate, desert, forsake
dismiss, kick out
abolish, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, remove, root (out), stamp (out), wipe out
5
to use up carelessly
- we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys
blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle (away), waste
