wins back
Reclaims after losing
To win back is to recover or regain something lost—affection, trust, territory, or advantage.
The phrase implies effort to restore a previous state: He's trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.
You can win back customers who defected to competitors, win back respect after a scandal, or win back ground lost in battle.
- reclaimTake back possession
- repossessSeize for unpaid debt
- recaptureSeize again after loss
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
rebuild · retrieve · rekindle · heal · mend · renew · reconnect · regain · woo · reunite · overcome · salvage · restore · recover · second chance · redeem · appease · make up
wins backloses
Fails to retain
forfeits · squanders · gives up · surrenders · relinquishes
wins backdrives away
Forces to leave
alienates · pushes away · loses · estranges · breaks with
wins backabandons
Ceases to support
writes off · lets go · walks away from · surrenders · concedes
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