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

Boston won each of the first three games by one run — a notable development given how the club had lost an MLB-high 19 one-run games prior — and Sunday was shaping up to be another razor-thin affair until the Red Sox finally pulled ahead in the sixth. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025

And the South Asian women who long invested most of their assets into gold are winning in this rally. —Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 July 2025

Noun

Even with the Wimbledon win and a French Open final appearance against Alcaraz, the steroid cloud has yet to disappear over Sinner. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025

More Getty Images The win came on his 41st birthday weekend, which also marked his 17th wedding anniversary, a double celebration for the former San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars forward. —Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025

Phrases Containing win

• win (against)
• win (over)