UNDERDOGS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

underdogs

noun

plural of underdog

as in losers

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losers

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Memory and chip firms SanDisk, Western Digital, AMD, Seagate and Micron were the index’s biggest losers, all plunging around 10%.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
The losers would likely prefer to continue attacking their opponents with mud-slinging ads filled with lies.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

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