won back
Recovered after losing
Won back means regained or recovered something previously lost—affection, trust, territory, or position.
The phrase implies effort to restore what was once possessed: He won back her trust after years of proving himself.
In sports or games, to win back suggests reclaiming a lead or title: The team won back the championship.
- recapturedSeized after escape
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
- regainedRecovered after loss
- comebackRecovery after decline
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
made amends · repossession · recovered · trust-building · rekindling · forgiveness · retrieval · reunion · reassertion · resurgence · salvage · redemption · triumph · reconquered · retaken · counterattack · second-chance · starting over
won backforfeited
Lost through violation
gave up · relinquished · ceded · surrendered · lost
won backsquandered
Carelessly used up
threw away · frittered away · blew · bungled · let slip
won, back, winner, winnable, backs, backed, backing, backer, backers