lost
Can't find way
Lost, the past and past participle of lose, functions most frequently as an adjective to characterize things that are separated from their rightful place or from their owners (lost pet, lost keys).
If a person is lost, they don’t know how to return to a familiar place.
If you are lost in a course of study, you do not understand the material.
Some things are lost if they failed to happen when they could or should have (lost sleep, lost productivity).
Lock-operating instruments
- walletSmall case for currency
- phoneHandheld communication device
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- searchAct of seeking
vanished · whereabouts · locate · find · retrace · forgotten · somewhere · mislay
Spatial representation of terrain
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- routePath from A to B
- pathRoute for traveling
- navigateGuide through terrain
bearing · wayward · astray · disoriented · wander · detour · landmark · signpost
Likelihood of occurrence
- momentBrief period of time
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- youthState of being immature
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
potential · squandered · wasted · missed · regret · irretrievable · gone · slipped away
Unable to understand
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
uncertain · adrift · helpless · clueless · stumped · puzzled · fog · haze
Longing for one's dwelling
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulSadly longing for something
ache · return · belonging · roots · homeland · exile · displaced · refugee
Mind's retention capacity
- pastTime already gone
- historyRecord of past events
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
art · tradition · ancient · ruins · relic · forgotten · buried · rediscovered
Intense sorrow from loss
- loved oneCherished intimate relation
- mourningPeriod following loss
- deathCessation of life
- bereavementState following loss
absence · void · heartbreak · separation · longing · farewell · memorial · remembrance
Organized play or sport
- matchGame between opponents
- battleArmed military engagement
- warArmed struggle between groups
- electionOrganized public voting
bet · contest · competition · beaten · surrender · vanquished · overcome · outplayed
Mental concept or reflection
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
immersed · captivated · spellbound · entranced · mesmerized · oblivious · zoned out · preoccupied
keys
Lock-operating instruments
- walletSmall case for currency
- phoneHandheld communication device
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
search · vanished · whereabouts · locate · find · retrace · forgotten · somewhere · mislay · hunt
map
Spatial representation of terrain
navigate · bearing · wayward · astray · disoriented · wander · detour · landmark · signpost · GPS
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
innocence · potential · squandered · wasted · missed · regret · irretrievable · gone · slipped away · too late
confused
Unable to understand
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
baffled · uncertain · adrift · helpless · clueless · stumped · puzzled · fog · haze · blank
homesick
Longing for one's dwelling
wistful · ache · return · belonging · roots · homeland · exile · displaced · refugee · wanderer
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- pastTime already gone
- historyRecord of past events
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
language · art · tradition · ancient · ruins · relic · forgotten · buried · rediscovered · archive
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
bereavement · absence · void · heartbreak · separation · longing · farewell · memorial · remembrance · departed
game
Organized play or sport
election · bet · contest · competition · beaten · surrender · vanquished · overcome · outplayed · underdog
thought
Mental concept or reflection
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
engrossed · immersed · captivated · spellbound · entranced · mesmerized · oblivious · zoned out · preoccupied · faraway
lostfound
Discovered or established
recovered · retrieved · regained · located · discovered
lostwon
Achieved a triumph
winning · victorious · successful · triumphant · conquered
- 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
lose, loss, loser, losing, losses, loses, losers, lostness, lossless