Synonyms of winning

winning 1 of 3

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offensive
• detestable
• abominable
• hateful
• loathsome
• abhorrent
• horrible
• odious
• unpleasant
• lousy
• disagreeable
• wretched
• disgusting
• ugly
• nasty
• heinous
• distasteful
• monstrous
• 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
• repellant
• 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
• touching
• endearing
• likeable
• disarming
• winsome
• likable
• loveable
• lovable
• flattering
• poignant
• deferential
• effusive
• servile
• kowtowing
• sycophantic
• grovelling
• drooling
• obsequious
• 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

2 of 3

noun

as in win

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

winning

3 of 3

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of winning

Adjective

Lindsey leaves as the winningest football coach in program history; his 72.7 percent winning mark is the fourth-highest in the history of Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA). —Staff Reports, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023

Joe Montana Super Bowl winning jersey The jersey is arguably one of the winningest jerseys ever worn in football history, as Montana wore it for two Super Bowl victories, one of which he was named Super Bowl MVP. —Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023

Noun

Enhance your potential winnings for a bet on the Panthers vs. Lightning, Maple Leafs vs. Senators, Golden Knights vs. Wild and Jets vs. Blues. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025

Adolfo Rivera is an 18-year-old boxer from a conservative Catholic family in Miami, who is secretly saving their winnings for the biggest fight of their life: self-acceptance in their desire to transition into a woman. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025

Verb

None lasted more than three years, and only Nagy produced a winning season. —Phil Rogers, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

Mega Millions says that no representative of the lottery would ever call, text or e-mail anyone about winning a prize. —Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024