WON Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

won

verb

Definition of won

past tense of win

as in prevailed

to achieve victory (as in a contest) the kind of person who always has to win—even if the game is just for fun

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as in earned

to receive as return for effort win a gold medal in swimming

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as in achieved

to obtain (as a goal) through effort won a substantial victory in the struggle for civil rights for all

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Recent Examples of won Milwaukee’s only other MLB championship was won in 1957 by the Braves, who moved to Atlanta for the 1966 season. — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The ‘Dogs sophomore setter, Kohen Kazmierczak, fed junior middle hitter Eden Knapp for two crucial kills as their team won six of the final seven points to prevail. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 After being dominated on the glass more often than not early this season, the Heat also won the rebounding battle on Wednesday. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 When Djokovic won the first set, the key for Wawrinka was not to start panicking. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Israel's two Arab parties won more seats in parliament than in any previous election. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Variety won 20 prizes at last year’s Arts & Entertainment Awards. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026 In coach Jai Lucas’ first year at the helm, Miami bounced back from a seven-win season in 2024-25 and won 26 games. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, national Republicans are attempting to mobilize the state’s conservative voters around Marshall in a state Trump won with 57% of the vote in 2024. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for won

Verb

In the end, Lula's message of continuity and a focus on social spending prevailed.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
In an October exhibition game that felt more like a game in late March, Duke prevailed over the Kansas Jayhawks 90-84 in just the Blue Devils’ second trip ever to Allen Fieldhouse.

— Dominick Williams October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of prevailed

Verb

The quarterback Mike Macdonald has earned his paychecks from making quarterbacks uncomfortable.

— Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
On every floor, display cabinets overflow with magic wands, sparkly hats, silk scarves, handcuffs, dice, Rubik's Cubes, toys, photographs and dozens of trophies earned by students in competitions all over the world.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of earned

Verb

Zhang fell into the water four times and achieved a maximum distance of only 20 meters (66 feet).

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The Roadster also did not fly any appreciable distance, landing short of even the 120 feet the Wright Brothers achieved during their first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieved

Verb

The rest is very long, because stories are always long, even when a life hasn’t failed or triumphed, like mine, even when a life is nothing more than a bit of space and many hours together.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
But inside, Sweeney’s vision triumphed over Wright’s, who, despite many passionate memos, was unable to convince Harry to interfere.

— Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of triumphed

Verb

Google’s agent debuted this spring and since then has expanded access, added more connections to a range of sources, and gained new visibility as part of the Gemini app’s redesign.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
From a career-high 155 yards from Javonte Williams to the defense making just enough stops to allow the offense to do its thing, the Cowboys gained a little bit of their swagger back in the City of Brotherly Love.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of gained

Verb

No Israeli party has ever attained the 50% share needed to control parliament by itself.

— Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
The researchers demonstrated the benefit of using different atoms by maintaining quantum entanglement for 10 seconds as against a few milliseconds attained with the same set of atoms.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of attained

Verb

The show’s soundtrack also garnered critical acclaim, with many of the covers performed by the cast making the Billboard Hot 100.

— Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
There has been a long-running legal effort to win a new trial in the case that has garnered national attention and was the subject of a podcast.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of garnered

Verb

In a statement, district officials stated the cancellation was made considering sensitive themes in the musical, including an abusive relationship and romantic storylines, the Star-Telegram previously reported.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
The fact that Haslem became a mentor for Adebayo and developed a close friendship with him during their six seasons as Heat teammates made the moment especially meaningful.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026