losing
Not coming first
Losing is coming out worse in a competition, conflict, or comparison.
A losing team or candidate didn't win.
A losing battle is one you're unlikely to win—or metaphorically, a futile effort: Keeping the house clean with three kids is a losing battle.
A losing streak is a run of consecutive defeats.
Victory over another
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- surrenderingCeasing to resist
succumbing · failing · falling · capitulating · overwhelmed · outmatched · outplayed · underdog
Competition of speed
- gameOrganized play or sport
- matchGame between opponents
- contestOrganized competitive event
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
championship · playoffs · finals · opponent · rival · score · standings · ranking
Losing track of temporarily
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- searchingLooking to find
- whereaboutsApproximate current position
vanished · displaced · mislaid · scattered · forgetfulness · retracing · hunting · rummaging
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
slipping · deteriorating · weakening · eroding · shrinking · receding · dropping · falling
Currency for transactions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
debt · gambling · betting · wager · stake · portfolio · downturn · recession
Authority to direct
- holdMaintain in grasp
- graspSeize or understand
- footingSecure ground position
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
stability · traction · slipping · fumbling · dropping · releasing · clutching · grasping
Intense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- separationState of being apart
goodbye · farewell · departure · death · passing · loved · friend · parent
defeat
Victory over another
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- vanquishedDefeated completely
surrendering · succumbing · failing · falling · capitulating · overwhelmed · outmatched · outplayed · underdog · upset
race
Competition of speed
tournament · championship · playoffs · finals · opponent · rival · score · standings · ranking · disqualified
misplacing
Losing track of temporarily
whereabouts · vanished · displaced · mislaid · scattered · forgetfulness · retracing · hunting · rummaging · locating
waning
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
ebbing · slipping · deteriorating · weakening · eroding · shrinking · receding · dropping · falling · sinking
money
Currency for transactions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
bankruptcy · debt · gambling · betting · wager · stake · portfolio · downturn · recession · depreciation
control
Authority to direct
balance · stability · traction · slipping · fumbling · dropping · releasing · clutching · grasping · handle
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
separation · goodbye · farewell · departure · death · passing · loved · friend · parent · spouse
shedding
Losing outer covering
fasting · burning · calories · pounds · kilos · metabolism · exercise · fitness · weightloss · reduction
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- game playrules, scoring, turns, winning, strategy
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, stumbles, hit a snag
- sports adjectivesathletic, competitive, Olympic, varsity, professional
losingwinning
Achieving victory
victorious · triumphant · prevailing · conquering · succeeding
losingfinding
Conclusion from investigation
oriented · locating · discovering · on track · recovering
- losing itMental composure collapsing
- losing controlAuthority or composure failing
- losing trackFailing to monitor
- losing streakSeries of consecutive defeats
- losing countForgetting the total
- losing one's mindBecoming mentally unhinged