LOSERS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

losers

noun

plural of loser

as in disasters

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 losers Tax-loss selling for retail investors Mutual funds aren't the only investors who can benefit from dumping their losers as the end of the year approaches. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 But the winners and losers did have a lot to tell us about where things are headed Monday night. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Thankfully, common sense prevailed and Chelsea swerved the risk of joining Victoria Beckham, Iceland Foods and Liverpool FC, among others, in future listicles of famous losers in trademark disputes. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Here’s a look at how the global economy has weathered the war — and the winners and losers. — Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Dublin losers have not fared well Rather than start the season 1-0 for the second consecutive season by defeating Belichick’s Tar Heels, TCU instead joined the growing list of favorites who left Dublin with an upset loss. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 Other than taxpayers, bodega owners stand to be some of the biggest losers if New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) realizes his dream of city-run grocery stores. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026 Amid the stresses of the Arctic, scientists are rethinking the idea that all life is a cutthroat competition with winners and losers. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 The scoring models Claude used to rank its own work were good at separating winners from losers within a target, and useless at predicting which targets would fail. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Getting an accurate count of immigrants of various statuses is useful when assigning resources for public health emergencies or natural or human-made disasters.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The chapter also examines military disasters caused not by geography but by failures of leadership, organization, discipline, and judgment.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of disasters

Noun

Alpha has achieved several successful launches, but setbacks and failures have kept Firefly from establishing a routine launch cadence.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
The convention, a novelty that doesn’t involve the party business typical of a gathering in a presidential year, is expected to contrast what the party sees as GOP wins, with Trump at the helm, against Democratic failures.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of failures

Noun

There were five five-star QBs in that class, of which only one, Texas’s Arch Manning, remains at his original school, and two, Jackson Arnold and Malachi Nelson, have been major disappointments.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Earnings disappointments led to our exits from Procter & Gamble and Dover .

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappointments

Noun

Syria became one of the great human catastrophes of our time.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Returns, however, can be negative in a year when there is a much higher than average incidence of catastrophes and insurance claims have to be paid out.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

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