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

Two years after Lindy Ruff, the Sabres’ all-time winningest coach, was hired back for a second stint with the franchise, Buffalo is winning on the ice and partying in the streets. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026

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

Noun

People would buy out the [winning] products and the brands were fully unprepared. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 10 Sep. 2026

For the New York Yankees, clinching their 34th consecutive winning season was a milepost rather than a milestone. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

But Kev’s knowledge of batting, his knowledge of winning, the knowledge of playing at the right intensity at the right moments — there’s no one better in my time. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Oregon struggled to put away Boise State in Eugene in week one, ultimately winning 34-27. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026