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 Yann LeCun won the 2018 Turing Award—computer science’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize—along with fellow AI researchers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio for their work on deep learning, the neural network technology that underpins today’s AI boom. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Under Kreiz, Mattel also has won new or renewed entertainment licenses, including Disney Princess and Frozen, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Toy Story, KPop Demon Hunters and DC. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 Pollard’s recent directing credits include Tutu, which won the Peace Film Prize at this year’s Berlinale, as well as I Was Born This Way (2025), The League (2023), South to Black Power (2023), Citizen Ashe (2021) and MLK/FBI (2020). — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 The Braves won a thriller Tuesday afternoon at Truist Park with third baseman Austin Riley’s late three-run homer lifting them to a 5-3 victory over the Phillies in Game 1 of the Wild Card series. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The 39-year-old Djokovic has a 29-0 record at the China Open and has won the Beijing tournament six times, the last in 2015. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Backpack is the son of Bear 435, Holly, who won Fat Bear Week in 2019. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The next year, women won equal right to credit cards and mortgages. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 In this case, that’s Sarah Jones, a hugely adept impersonator of a variety of New York characters who, in 2006, won a special Tony for her one-person summoning of nearly all of Queens in Bridge & Tunnel. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for won

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An uneasy calm prevailed along the border Friday, with no new fighting reported.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Now that Paramount Skydance has prevailed in its bid to take over CNN’s parent, there is certain to be new scrutiny on what elements of CNN’s current business plan new managers wish to keep.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of prevailed

Verb

Ravens earned the first win of the night In a thrilling twist, the Ravens actually captured our attention by narrowly avoiding overtime with a field goal in the final second of the game!

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Born and raised in Southern California, Brit Bennett earned her MFA in fiction at the University of Michigan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of earned

Verb

While spacecraft-to-spacecraft cryogenic refuelling is yet to be achieved, the ability to refuel storable chemical propellant is still a game-changer.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Mid-round, golfers head to the Halfway House for burger dogs and fish tacos, and the Links Margarita has apparently achieved something close to cult status among regulars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieved

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The luncheon is designed to celebrate individuals who have triumphed over addiction.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Roger Federer at the 2017 Australian Open After a nearly five-year Grand Slam drought and a right knee injury, Federer triumphed at the 2017 Australian Open at 35 years and 5 months old.

— Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of triumphed

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In July, Anthropic described three instances where its Claude models accessed the internet during an evaluation and gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three different organizations.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Lindvall gained experience with Ludovic de Saint Sernin and the Swedish Fashion Council; Idink worked with independent designer showrooms.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of gained

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The circumstances surrounding Wells' death garnered national interest after the college football player went missing on the 4th of July after going on a boat trip with friends to Horn Island.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
In 2025 alone, Vanity Fair’s video series—including Lie Detector, Scene Selection and Expert Reviews—garnered over 830M global views across the magazine’s YouTube and social channels.

— Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of garnered

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Raffles Bali also takes a responsible approach to waste management, using compost fertilizer made from kitchen and landscape waste and repurposing calcium carbonate-rich eggshells from the restaurants for organic fertilizer in the herb garden.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Like prediction markets, their power lay as much in predication as prediction, in legislating what can be asked, priced, and made real—or made valuable as art assets.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026