Synonyms of win

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verb (1)

ˈwin 

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of win

Verb

Dom Amore: Geno Auriemma is tanned, rested, reloaded to get UConn women a baker’s dozen Geno Auriemma has been mostly out of sight since the UConn women won the championship. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025

The Houston Astros’ Jeremy Pena, against whom the A’s will face off Wednesday for the series win after splitting the first two games in West Sacramento, is a distant third with around 340,000 votes. —Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025

Noun

At the end of the Padres’ 5-3 win against the Dodgers, San Diego star Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a Dodgers pitcher for the third time over the two recent series between the National League West foes, and a career-high sixth time by the team in his six years in the majors. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025

Trump scores major win against Newsom in battle for National Guard control MAJOR HEADLINES CLOSE CALL – New footage reveals shocking moments from Trump assassination attempt. —FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025

Phrases Containing win

• win (against)
• win (over)