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noun

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
Synonyms of loss

mislaying, misplacement
Words Related to loss

deprivation, dispossession, privation

forfeit, forfeiture, penalty

sacrifice

bereavement

absence, lack, need, want
Near Antonyms of loss

control, hands, having, keeping, possession
Antonyms of loss

acquisition, gain

2 a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed

  • the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses
Synonyms of loss

casualty, fatality, prey, victim
Words Related to loss

loser, underdog

martyr, sacrifice

collateral damage

murderee
Near Antonyms of loss

gainer, victor, winner

harmer, injurer

assassin, killer, murderer

3 failure to win a contest

  • weʼre discouraged by our loss on Friday, but weʼre training hard for next weekʼs game nevertheless
Synonyms of loss

beating, defeat, drubbing, licking, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping
Words Related to loss

collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset

lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash
Near Antonyms of loss

accomplishment, achievement

blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover
Antonyms of loss

success, triumph, victory, win

4 the amount by which something is lessened

  • was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds
Synonyms of loss

abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, dent, depletion, depression, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, reduction, shrinkage, step-down
Words Related to loss

deduction, subtraction

downturn, slip, slump

curtailment, cut, cutback, retrenchment, shortening
Near Antonyms of loss

accretion, accrual, accumulation, addition, supplement

continuation, extension

upswing, uptrend, upturn
Antonyms of loss

boost, enlargement, gain, increase, increment, raise, rise, step-up, uptick

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
Synonyms of loss

deprivation, privation
Words Related to loss

absence, dearth, lack, need, want

dispossession

denial, forfeit, forfeiture, penalty, sacrifice

bereavement

deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, paucity, poverty, scarcity, shortage
Near Antonyms of loss

control, ownership, possession

accumulation, acquiring, gain

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
Synonyms of loss

annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, extermination, extinction, havoc, mincemeat, obliteration, ruin, ruination, wastage, wreckage
Words Related to loss

depredation, despoilment, despoliation

breakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolution

assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughter

dismantlement, effacement, eradication
Near Antonyms of loss

rescue, salvage, salvation, saving

conservation, preservation, protection

reclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restoration
Antonyms of loss

building, construction, erection, raising

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