LOSER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

loser

noun

ˈlü-zər

Definition of loser

as in disaster

something that has failed the first movie in the series was good, but all the sequels have been losers

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Recent Examples of loser This has the look of a championship contender with a healthy and vintage version of Embiid, but a second-round loser without him. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 From there on out, every story beat will be familiar to anyone who’s ever seen a come-from-behind underdog loser redemption movie. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026 In that scenario, China’s long-suffering savers would be double losers. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 Semiannual reporting, in his view, doesn’t create real winners and losers among investors—everyone still gets the same numbers, eventually. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for loser

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Noun

Established by Congress in 1990, TPS gives temporary protection to people who don’t feel safe returning to countries plagued by disaster or armed conflict such as El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026
That was, frankly, ridiculous, and our coverage said as much, arguing that this deep dive into one of Hollywood’s most notorious genre disasters deserved a much wider release.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 July 2026

Definition of disaster

Noun

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that there would be an emergency road closure at the inbound Lawrence Avenue exit on the Kennedy (Interstate 90), citing the early morning concrete retention wall failure as the reason.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
These failures stemmed not from new vulnerabilities, but from basic security flaws like weak passwords and unauthenticated endpoints, and reliance on assumptions over robust controls.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of failure

Noun

The story follows exiled prince Rama (Ranbir Kapoor) and his consort Sita (Sai Pallavi) through exile into catastrophe, as Sita’s abduction at the hands of Ravana (Yash) sets in motion an epic war between righteousness and evil.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
In fact, the war provided the exact lifeline that Putin needed to rescue him from economic catastrophe.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 30 July 2026

Definition of catastrophe

Noun

Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, is a two-hour trip from London and a number of ticket-holders expressed their disappointment online, alleging to have arrived from as far afield as Canada.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 29 July 2026
The 54-year-old will take over from longtime head coach Didier Deschamps, who stepped down after the 2026 World Cup, which ended in disappointment for Les Bleus.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026