ALSO-RANS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

also-rans

noun

plural of also-ran

as in losers

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

as in entrants

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Dissimilar Words

noncompetitors

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Noun

In the present geopolitical environment, some companies are winners while others are losers, Fitzgerald said.

— Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 31 July 2026
No longer football’s famous losers, Newcastle’s identity was now blurred.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of losers

Noun

For years, monthly job gains of around 125,000 to 150,000 were considered necessary to offset entrants into the workforce.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Suppliers have huge bargaining power; price competition is fierce as is pressure to innovate; the cost for new entrants to participate is dropping; and customers face low switching costs and a strong incentive to find the best value.

— Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of entrants

Noun

Paul posted more than 1,000 pages of entries over the weekend, took them down on Monday and then reposted them yesterday with redactions.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 July 2026
Meanwhile, more than 1,100 pages of diary entries Fauci kept as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases were released ahead of Fauci's Senate appearance.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of entries

Noun

After losing Noodle, Graziano spent some time fostering dogs before adopting his current pug, Milton.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The search teams from across counties, the city and the state used helicopters, boats, sonar, drones and cadaver dogs to search a nine-mile stretch of the river.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of dogs

Noun

Rome, ItalyReuters — Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognizable players of the golden era of Italian soccer in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 66, his former club said on Friday.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Some of the top players in the field, though, did not get off to a good start.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of players

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