Synonyms of winning

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adjective

1

as in adorable

having qualities that tend to make one loved

a particularly pretty and winning child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adorable
• dear
• sweet
• loved
• beautiful
• precious
• lovely
• darling
• lovable
• charming
• endearing
• attractive
• favored
• disarming
• enchanting
• beloved
• winsome
• appealing
• cherished
• favorite
• desirable
• treasured
• engaging
• delightful
• lovesome
• fascinating
• admirable
• entrancing
• alluring
• pleasing
• captivating
• kind
• likable
• fetching
• nice
• cheerful
• embraceable
• gracious
• reputable
• respectable
• pleasant
• kissable
• friendly
• cordial
• agreeable
• affable
• good-natured
• genial
• well-disposed
• good-tempered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offensive
• detestable
• abominable
• hateful
• loathsome
• horrible
• abhorrent
• odious
• unpleasant
• lousy
• disagreeable
• wretched
• disgusting
• ugly
• nasty
• heinous
• monstrous
• distasteful
• grotesque
• unloved
• contemptible
• repulsive
• hideous
• unlovable
• repugnant
• awful
• repellent
• shocking
• frightful
• vile
• dreadful
• unattractive
• foul
• obscene
• scandalous
• appalling
• sickening
• revolting
• horrid
• unlikable
• obnoxious
• unsightly
• horrendous
• ogreish
• ill-favored
• nauseating
• noisome

2

as in charming

likely or intended to win one's affection

flashed a winning smile that soon had us at her beck and call

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charming
• affecting
• adorable
• ingratiating
• insinuating
• endearing
• touching
• disarming
• winsome
• likable
• lovable
• flattering
• poignant
• deferential
• effusive
• servile
• kowtowing
• sycophantic
• obsequious
• drooling
• adulatory
• sugary
• saccharine
• slobbering
• soapy
• oleaginous
• groveling
• slavering
• fulsome
• unctuous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alienating
• uningratiating
• unendearing
• displeasing
• repulsive
• proud
• repugnant
• disaffecting
• arrogant
• haughty
• scornful
• insolent
• disdainful

winning

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noun

as in win

Related Words

• win
• victory
• conquest
• triumph
• dominating
• subjugation
• subduing
• domination
• whipping
• subjection
• trimming
• vanquishing
• defeat
• licking
• beating
• drubbing
• subjugating
• overpowering
• subjecting
• trouncing
• takeover
• enslavement
• shellacking

Dissimilar Words

• release
• liberation
• emancipation
• freeing
• enfranchisement
• manumission

winning

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verb

present participle of win

1

as in prevailing

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

• prevailing
• triumphing
• succeeding
• conquering
• overcoming
• contending
• kicking butt
• sweeping
• carrying the day
• vying
• squeaking
• romping
• squeezing
• breezing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• failing
• collapsing
• folding
• struggling
• declining
• slipping
• flopping
• waning
• washing out
• floundering
• slumping

2

as in earning

to receive as return for effort

win a gold medal in swimming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• gaining
• garnering
• reaping
• making
• obtaining
• getting
• attaining
• securing
• landing
• capturing
• acquiring
• realizing
• achieving
• drawing
• procuring
• bagging
• carrying
• bringing in
• pulling down
• coming by
• knocking down
• scoring
• accomplishing
• accumulating
• netting
• regaining
• amassing
• grossing
• occupying
• recapturing
• catching
• annexing
• notching (up)
• taking over
• remaking
• clearing
• racking up
• picking up
• reacquiring
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• granting
• according
• paying
• giving
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• parting (with)
• handing over

3

as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieving
• attaining
• gaining
• making
• scoring
• obtaining
• hitting
• garnering
• securing
• getting
• capturing
• bagging
• acquiring
• logging
• landing
• drawing
• realizing
• procuring
• ringing up
• racking up
• clocking (up)
• carrying
• excelling
• matching
• tying
• chalking up
• notching (up)
• approaching
• touching
• equaling
• topping
• amounting (to)
• meeting
• surpassing
• rivaling
• outdoing
• beating
• measuring up (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• losing
• failing (at)
• falling short (of)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of winning

Adjective

Malone is the winningest coach in Nuggets history, tallying 471 career wins across his career there, while also winning an NBA title in 2023. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Cameron Carr led all scorers with 25 points and Isaac Williams IV had 15 before fouling out for the Bears (16-16), who are staring at their first non-winning season since 2006-07. — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026

Noun

The headline any other week might be about Langley’s ongoing winning streak at the top of the chart. — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Alejandro Kirk homered, Jesús Sánchez and Ernie Clement each had an RBI and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Houston 3-1 on Monday night, snapping the Astros' six-game winning streak. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

Baresi is regarded as an AC Milan icon, having spent his entire 20-year career with the club, winning six Serie A titles and three top European trophies, and captaining the team for 15 seasons before retiring in 1997. — CNN Money, 31 July 2026

The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot. — CBS News, 31 July 2026