loss

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Definition of LOSS

1

the act or an instance of not having or being able to find <he was upset over the loss of his wedding ring>

Synonyms mislaying, misplacement

Related Words deprivation, dispossession, privation; forfeit, forfeiture, penalty; sacrifice; bereavement; absence, lack, need, want

Near Antonyms control, hands, having, keeping, possession

Antonyms acquisition, gain

2

a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed <the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses>

Synonyms fatality, loss, prey, victim

Related Words loser, underdog; martyr, sacrifice; collateral damage; murderee

Near Antonyms gainer, victor, winner; harmer, injurer; assassin, killer, murderer

3

failure to win a contest <we're discouraged by our loss on Friday, but we're training hard for next week's game nevertheless>

Synonyms beating, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping

Related Words collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset; lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash

Near Antonyms accomplishment, achievement; blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover

Antonyms success, triumph, victory, win

4

the amount by which something is lessened <was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds>

Synonyms abatement, decline, decrement, dent, depletion, depression, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, loss, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

Related Words deduction, subtraction; downturn, slip, slump; curtailment, cut, cutback, retrenchment, shortening

Near Antonyms accretion, accrual, accumulation, addition, supplement; continuation, extension; upswing, uptrend, upturn

Antonyms boost, enlargement, gain, increase, increment, raise, rise, step-up, uptick

5

the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed <her loss of sleep meant that she would have trouble concentrating at work the next day>

Synonyms deprivation, loss

Related Words absence, dearth, lack, need, want; dispossession; denial, forfeit, forfeiture, penalty, sacrifice; bereavement; deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, paucity, poverty, scarcity, shortage

Near Antonyms control, ownership, possession; accumulation, acquiring, gain

6

the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless <the loss of the oil tanker was more significant than the loss of its cargo>

Synonyms annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, devastation, extermination, extinction, havoc, loss, mincemeat, obliteration, ruin, ruination, wastage, wreckage

Related Words depredation, despoilment, despoliation; breakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolution; assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughter; dismantlement, effacement, eradication

Near Antonyms rescue, salvage, salvation, saving; conservation, preservation, protection; reclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restoration

Antonyms building, construction, erection, raising