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WINNER Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word winner. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For WINNER

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loser
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a contestant who loses the contest

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• a gambler who loses a bet

also-ran
nounn
noun

• a contestant who loses the contest

beaten
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• formed or made thin by hammering

adjective satellite

• much trodden and worn smooth or bare

defeat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

verb

• win a victory over

• thwart the passage of

failure
noun

• an act that fails

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

• lack of success

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• an unexpected omission

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• loss of ability to function normally

last-place
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lowest in rank or importance

nonstarter
nounn
noun

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

runner-up
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the competitor who finishes second

second-best
noun, adjectiven, adj
adverb

• in second place

adjective satellite

• next to the best

underdog
nounn
noun

• one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

unsuccessful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

adjective satellite

• failing to accomplish an intended result

losing
verbv
verb

• fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

• fail to win

• suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

• miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

• allow to go out of sight or mind

• fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

• fail to get or obtain

• fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

• withdraw, as from reality

• be set at a disadvantage

vanquished
verbv
verb

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Alternatives for LOSER

Alternatives for ALSO-RAN

Alternatives for BEATEN

Alternatives for DEFEAT

Alternatives for FAILURE

Alternatives for LAST-PLACE

Alternatives for NONSTARTER

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