Synonyms and Antonyms 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
2
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
- the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses
3
failure to win a contest
- weʼre discouraged by our loss on Friday, but weʼre training hard for next weekʼs game nevertheless
beating, defeat, drubbing, licking, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping
collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset
lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash
4
the amount by which something is lessened
- was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds
abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, dent, depletion, depression, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, reduction, shrinkage, step-down
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
absence, dearth, lack, need, want
dispossession
denial, forfeit, forfeiture, penalty, sacrifice
bereavement
deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, paucity, poverty, scarcity, shortage
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
annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, extermination, extinction, havoc, mincemeat, obliteration, ruin, ruination, wastage, wreckage
depredation, despoilment, despoliation
breakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolution
assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughter
dismantlement, effacement, eradication
rescue, salvage, salvation, saving
conservation, preservation, protection
reclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restoration
