Synonyms of lost

lost 1 of 2

adjective

as in missing

no longer possessed

we searched all over the house for the lost keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• missing
• gone
• misplaced
• mislaid
• forgotten
• absent
• unknown
• irretrievable
• castaway
• irrecoverable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retained
• possessed
• owned
• loved
• valued
• protected
• cherished
• treasured
• prized

• retained
• possessed
• owned
• loved
• valued
• protected
• cherished
• treasured
• prized

See More

lost

2 of 2

verb

past tense of lose

1

as in missed

to be unable to find or have at hand

I always lose my keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• missed
• misplaced
• mislaid
• forgot
• passed over
• overlooked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• retained
• possessed
• owned
• occupied
• enjoyed
• kept
• held
• found
• detected
• located
• tracked (down)
• ran down
• scared up
• scouted (up)
• descried

See More

• had
• retained
• possessed
• owned
• occupied
• enjoyed
• kept
• held
• found
• detected
• located
• tracked (down)
• ran down
• scared up
• scouted (up)
• descried

See More

2

as in dropped

to fail to win, gain, or obtain

if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dropped
• forfeited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• won
• conquered
• nailed (down)
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)

• won
• conquered
• nailed (down)
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)

3

as in fell

to undergo defeat

she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fell
• faltered
• threw
• missed
• bowed out
• forfeited
• failed
• took the count
• collapsed
• tanked
• flopped
• struck out
• flunked
• folded
• washed out
• foundered
• bombed
• cracked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• won
• prevailed
• conquered
• triumphed
• succeeded
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered
• throve

• won
• prevailed
• conquered
• triumphed
• succeeded
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered
• throve

See More

4

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discarded
• dumped
• ditched
• unloaded
• abandoned
• scrapped
• rejected
• shed
• jettisoned
• tossed
• junked
• removed
• chucked
• exorcised
• eliminated
• laid by
• threw away
• set aside
• disposed of
• cashiered
• threw out
• dismissed
• exorcized
• deep-sixed
• deserted
• abdicated
• sluffed (off)
• eighty-sixed
• shucked (off)
• forsook
• abolished
• sloughed (off)
• flung (off or away)
• pitched
• kicked out
• eradicated
• annihilated
• 86'd
• cast (off)
• wiped out
• extinguished
• expunged
• exterminated
• liquidated
• extirpated
• stamped (out)
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• used
• retained
• employed
• embraced
• utilized
• kept
• held
• took on
• held back

See More

• adopted
• used
• retained
• employed
• embraced
• utilized
• kept
• held
• took on
• held back

See More

5

as in spent

to use up carelessly

we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• wasted
• squandered
• misspent
• dissipated
• threw away
• blew
• lavished
• depleted
• fiddled away
• consumed
• ran through
• exhausted
• frittered (away)
• splurged
• impoverished
• made ducks and drakes of
• played ducks and drakes with
• trifled (away)
• expended
• overindulged
• indulged
• overspent
• disbursed
• laid out
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• saved
• preserved
• protected
• hoarded
• skimped
• laid up
• economized
• scrimped

• conserved
• saved
• preserved
• protected
• hoarded
• skimped
• laid up
• economized
• scrimped

See More