LOST Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word lost. (close relations)
losing
Best Alternative Words for LOST
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ditch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a long narrow excavation in the earth • any small natural waterway verb • forsake • throw away • sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly • make an emergency landing on water • crash or crash-land • cut a trench in, as for drainage | ||||||||
drop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||||
dump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a coarse term for defecation • a piece of land where waste materials are dumped • (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs • a place where supplies can be stored verb • throw away as refuse • sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly • sell at artificially low prices • drop (stuff) in a heap or mass • fall abruptly • knock down with force | ||||||||
forfeit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty • a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something • the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. adjective satellite • surrendered as a penalty verb • lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime | ||||||||
jettison | verbv | |||||||
verb • throw away, of something encumbering • throw as from an airplane | ||||||||
mislay | verbv | |||||||
verb • place (something) where one cannot find it again | ||||||||
miss | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • a form of address for an unmarried woman • a young female • a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) verb • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind • feel or suffer from the lack of • fail to attend an event or activity • leave undone or leave out • fail to reach or get to • be without • fail to reach • be absent • fail to experience | ||||||||
shed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • shed at an early stage of development noun • an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage verb • to remove • pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities • cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over • cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | ||||||||
suffer | verbv | |||||||
verb • undergo or be subjected to • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) • experience (emotional) pain • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • get worse in quality • be in pain • feel physical pain • feel unwell or uncomfortable • be given to • undergo or suffer • be set at a disadvantage | ||||||||
get rid of | verbv | |||||||
verb • dispose of • terminate, end, or take out • do away with | ||||||||
leave behind | verbv | |||||||
verb • depart and not take along • be survived by after one's death • leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking | ||||||||
turn a loss | verbv | |||||||
verb • fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit |