win

Take the prize

To win is to be victorious over an opponent (win 5 to 4), to prevail (win an argument), or to come first in a competition (win an election).

You can also win (acquire some good thing unexpectedly) on the basis of luck (win at bingo, win the lottery).

If you win friends, you succeed in acquiring them.

Something that wins favor or wins approval becomes accepted.

A win is an instance of winning.

A winning streak is a series of these.

victory

triumph

Resounding, celebrated victory

medal · trophy · crown · glory · laurels · podium · gold · champion · victor · prevail

luck

fortune

Wealth or destiny

providence · fate · kismet · lottery · randomness · happenstance · longshot · underdog · streak

gain

profit

Gain exceeding expenditure

return · payout · dividend · bonus · premium · surplus · jackpot · prize · bounty · haul

celebration

elation

Intense triumphant joy

exhilaration · joy · delight · ecstasy · cheering · fist-pump · champagne · confetti · ovation · vindication

success

achievement

Accomplished goal or deed

feat · attainment · goal · fruition · culmination · masterstroke · execution · realization · fulfillment · completion

advantage

edge

Boundary or sharpness

superiority · leverage · positioning · control · primacy · ascendancy · vantage · influence · outmaneuver · outperform

persuasion

convince

Cause to believe

  • swayRock back and forth
  • charmAttractive personal quality
  • wooSeek romantic favor

captivate · convert · influence · appeal · court · disarm · engage · rally · endorsement · support

Categories
Opposites
competition outcome

winlose

Fail to keep

loss · defeat · beating · drubbing · shellacking

success/achievement

winfail

Be unsuccessful

failure · loss · defeat · flop · debacle

gain/acquisition

winlose

Fail to keep

loss · forfeit · surrender · give up · relinquish

Phrases
Family

winner, winning, wins, winnings, windfall, winners, winnow, winless, winnowing

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G