loses
Fails to win
Loses is the third-person singular of lose.
To lose something is to no longer have it—through misplacement, defeat, or circumstance.
You lose your keys, lose a game, lose weight, lose patience.
She loses her temper easily.
He always loses at poker.
To lose someone can mean they've died: She lost her mother last year.
Fails to locate
- mislaysLoses temporarily
- forgetsLoses from memory
- misfilesStores in wrong location
- dropsDescends or releases
leaves behind · misses · vanishes · disappears · gone
Ceases resistance formally
- concedesAdmits or yields
- yieldsGives forth results
- relinquishesVoluntarily gives up control
- waivesSurrenders a right
sacrifices · gives up · cedes · abandons · renounces · forfeits · hands over · lets go
Handles clumsily, drops
- botchesFails through carelessness
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- bunglesMishandles through clumsiness
- flubsBotches through carelessness
mishandles · squanders · chokes · collapses · falters · stumbles · misfires · underperforms
Minor mistakes made
- slidesMoves smoothly across surface
- skidsUncontrolled sliding motions
- stumblesWalks unsteadily, nearly falling
- tumblesFalls in disarray
trips · falls · teeters · wobbles · careens · topples · falters · staggers
Having lost a contest
- bestedOvercame in a contest
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- vanquishedDefeated completely
overpowered · crushed · routed · trounced · thrashed · outclassed · overwhelmed · subdued
Grieves for the dead
- grievesFeels deep sorrow
- bereavedDeprived by death
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- bereftDeprived through loss
sorrowful · devastated · desolate · anguished · inconsolable · tragedy · passing · departed
misplaces
Fails to locate
drops · leaves behind · misses · vanishes · disappears · gone
surrenders
Ceases resistance formally
- concedesAdmits or yields
- yieldsGives forth results
- relinquishesVoluntarily gives up control
waives · sacrifices · gives up · cedes · abandons · renounces · forfeits · hands over · lets go · parts with
fumbles
Handles clumsily, drops
- botchesFails through carelessness
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- bunglesMishandles through clumsiness
flubs · mishandles · squanders · chokes · collapses · falters · stumbles · misfires · underperforms · crumbles
slips
Minor mistakes made
- slidesMoves smoothly across surface
- skidsUncontrolled sliding motions
- stumblesWalks unsteadily, nearly falling
tumbles · trips · falls · teeters · wobbles · careens · topples · falters · staggers · missteps
beaten
Having lost a contest
vanquished · overpowered · crushed · routed · trounced · thrashed · outclassed · overwhelmed · subdued · hammered
mourns
Grieves for the dead
- grievesFeels deep sorrow
- bereavedDeprived by death
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
bereft · sorrowful · devastated · desolate · anguished · inconsolable · tragedy · passing · departed · death
- get lostDismissive order to leave
- lose weightReduce body mass
- lose your temperAbruptly give into anger
- lose controlFail to maintain composure
- getting lostBecoming unable to navigate
- lost and foundStation for reclaiming mislaid belongings