Synonyms of win

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verb (1)

1

as in to prevail

to achieve victory (as in a contest)

the kind of person who always has to win—even if the game is just for fun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevail
• triumph
• succeed
• overcome
• conquer
• contend
• carry the day
• kick butt
• sweep
• squeak
• vie
• squeeze
• breeze
• romp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• fail
• collapse
• fold
• struggle
• wash out
• slip
• decline
• flop
• flounder
• slump
• wane

2

as in to earn

to receive as return for effort

win a gold medal in swimming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earn
• gain
• reap
• garner
• get
• make
• obtain
• attain
• secure
• land
• capture
• acquire
• draw
• realize
• achieve
• procure
• carry
• bring in
• come by
• pull down
• knock down
• score
• bag
• accomplish
• accumulate
• regain
• amass
• occupy
• net
• gross
• recapture
• catch
• take over
• pick up
• remake
• clear
• rack up
• annex
• notch (up)
• reacquire
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• forfeit
• pay
• give
• grant
• yield
• accord
• surrender
• give up
• relinquish
• part (with)
• hand over

3

as in to achieve

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

won a substantial victory in the struggle for civil rights for all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieve
• attain
• gain
• make
• score
• obtain
• hit
• garner
• get
• secure
• capture
• acquire
• log
• draw
• land
• realize
• rack up
• excel
• bag
• carry
• procure
• ring up
• match
• clock (up)
• tie
• chalk up
• notch (up)
• meet
• approach
• touch
• equal
• surpass
• rival
• amount (to)
• top
• outdo
• beat
• measure up (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• lose
• fail (at)
• fall short (of)

win

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noun

as in victory

an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent

a team with 12 wins and two losses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• victory
• triumph
• success
• palm
• capture
• conquest
• sweep
• landslide
• blowout
• subjugation
• shutout
• runaway
• walkover
• romp
• mastery
• vanquishing
• takeover
• walkaway
• laugher
• squeaker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defeat
• loss
• beating
• overthrow
• whipping
• trimming
• rout
• upset
• licking
• failure
• collapse
• disaster
• drubbing
• flop
• slip
• debacle
• washout
• decline
• shellacking
• slump
• setback
• wane
• fizzle
• lurch
• nonsuccess
• débâcle

win (against)

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verb (2)

as in to defeat

to achieve a victory over

a child prodigy who has already won against a number of more experienced chess players

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeat
• overcome
• master
• worst
• beat
• take
• triumph (over)
• best
• prevail (over)
• get
• get the better of
• conquer
• dispatch
• stop
• get around
• do down
• surmount
• subdue
• lick
• succeed
• knock for a loop
• trim
• overbear
• upend
• overmatch
• edge (out)
• blow out
• skunk
• nose out
• blow away
• snow under
• finish
• bury
• overwhelm
• slaughter
• sweep
• better
• upset
• knock over
• exceed
• surpass
• excel
• crush
• score
• skin
• flatten
• annihilate
• cream
• whip
• top
• bomb
• ace (out)
• flourish
• pip
• overthrow
• knock off
• transcend
• clobber
• cap
• shellac
• rout
• subjugate
• smoke
• thrash
• vanquish
• drub
• trounce
• wax
• unseat
• break
• outshine
• outdo
• overpower
• eclipse
• outstrip
• wallop
• outdistance
• overtop
• outfight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• go down
• fall
• give up
• go under
• fail
• fold
• collapse
• wash out
• flop
• flunk

win (over)

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verb (3)

as in to persuade

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests

a combination of solid reasoning and outright begging won my parents over, and I became an exchange student for a year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persuade
• convince
• satisfy
• bring
• get
• prevail (on or upon)
• talk (into)
• induce
• move
• gain
• bring around
• convert
• urge
• argue
• attract
• lead on
• prompt
• coax
• seduce
• snow
• lure
• sell
• exhort
• entreat
• tempt
• hash (over)
• entice
• influence
• wheedle
• cajole
• sway
• allure
• beguile
• overpersuade
• reason (with)
• interest
• discuss
• chew over
• blandish
• converse
• incline
• draw
• debate
• brainwash
• blarney
• fast-talk
• dispute
• moot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deter
• discourage
• dissuade
• unsell

Phrases Containing win

• win (against)
• win (over)