Synonyms of loses ground

loses ground

phrase

present tense third-person singular of lose ground

as in withdraws

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

We need a new strategy because we keep losing ground to the other team.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdraws
• retreats
• gives ground
• falls back
• retires
• drops back
• gives way
• pulls out
• backs away
• recedes
• flees
• evacuates
• flies
• chickens (out)
• recoils
• shrinks
• leaves
• flinches
• pulls away
• detaches
• bows out
• goes
• climbs down
• backs down
• departs
• abandons
• backtracks
• disengages
• vacates
• disentangles
• backpedals
• quits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advances
• breasts
• faces
• confronts
• defies
• beards
• dares
• braves
• brazens
• outbraves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loses ground

Most political pundits believe Democrats will win control of the House, in large part because the party of a sitting president typically loses ground in midterm elections. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Republicans have only slim majorities in Congress, and the party in power normally loses ground in the midterms. — ABC News, 30 June 2026