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

In New Jersey, whichever party won the presidential race the year prior, in this case the Republican Party, typically loses gubernatorial elections in the following year as voters buck the party in power in Washington, D.C. THE NEXT SWING STATE? —Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2025

Winslet won best actress at the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA) for the mother-daughter drama, which tackles how social media harms mental health. —Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 June 2025

Noun

Wright, who ended his career with 100 wins, congratulated Hendricks in the clubhouse. —Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025

The win was big after Friday’s 3-1 loss, in which a poor decision by third-base coach Quintin Berry to send Crow-Armstrong home in a scoreless game against Tarik Skubal backfired. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025

Phrases Containing win

• win (against)
• win (over)