lost

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɒst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɔst, lɑst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lôst, lost)

From the verb lose: (⇒ conjugate)
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lost
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Sense: Adjective: misplaced
Synonyms:
misplaced, mislaid, missing Collocations, gone Collocations, nowhere to be found, vanished, down the drain (informal)
Antonyms:
seen, spotted Collocations, found Collocations, returned, handed in, unearthed, dug up, located, tracked down, hunted down, pinpointed, identified, discovered, stored, put away
Sense: Adjective: disoriented
Synonyms:
disoriented, disorientated (UK), off-track, off-course, astray Collocations
Antonyms:
aware Collocations, attentive Collocations, focused Collocations, oriented, on course, heading in the right direction, going the right way
Sense: Adjective: without purpose
Synonyms:
without purpose, adrift, aimless, directionless, purposeless, clueless, without a clue, drifting
Sense: Adjective: destroyed
Synonyms:
destroyed, ruined, wrecked, demolished, devastated, eradicated, obliterated, wiped out
Antonyms:
gained, recovered, existing Collocations, alive Collocations, rebuilt
Sense: Adjective: confused
Synonyms:
confused Collocations, puzzled Collocations, bewildered Collocations, baffled Collocations, perplexed, bemused, unsure
Sense: Adjective: thinking or concentrating
Synonyms:
absorbed, engrossed, preoccupied, entranced, taken up, rapt, thinking Collocations, concentrating, focused Collocations, focussed (mainly UK), deep in thought
Sense: Adjective: futile
Synonyms:
futile Collocations, hopeless Collocations, without hope, in vain, losing, a dead loss (informal)
Sense: Adjective: wasted
Synonyms:
wasted Collocations, neglected Collocations, squandered, frittered away, forfeited, misspent, missed
Sense: Adjective: past or forgotten
Synonyms:
past Collocations, bygone, forgotten, dead Collocations, extinct Collocations, obsolete, gone Collocations, in the past, dead and gone, no more, deceased Collocations


lose
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Sense: Verb: be defeated
Synonyms:
be defeated, be beaten, fail to win, be the loser, let sth slip through your fingers, suffer a defeat, get creamed (US, slang), get blown out of the water (slang), get destroyed (slang), get killed (slang), be annihilated (slang), get thrashed (slang), get whipped (slang), get trounced, go down in defeat
Antonyms:
gain Collocations, acquire, get Collocations, keep Collocations, hold on to, get your hands on, get hold of, keep hold of, seize Collocations, take Collocations, grab Collocations, bag Collocations (informal), take advantage of, make up, compensate Collocations
Sense: Verb: have less of
Synonyms:
blow Collocations (informal), waste Collocations, squander Collocations, drain Collocations, exhaust Collocations, deplete Collocations, fritter away, throw away, run through
Antonyms:
profit Collocations, improve Collocations, earn Collocations, inherit, come by, come into, bounce back, make a profit, make a killing, post a profit, hit the jackpot, get a windfall, be well off, be better off, prosper
Sense: Verb: fail to obtain
Synonyms:
miss Collocations, miss out on, pass up , waste Collocations, throw away, relinquish Collocations, drop Collocations, forfeit Collocations, sacrifice Collocations
Sense: Verb: get rid of - informal
Synonyms:
get rid of (informal), ditch Collocations, chuck Collocations, abandon Collocations, toss Collocations, toss out (informal), discard Collocations, dump Collocations, pitch Collocations, scrap Collocations, junk Collocations
Sense: Verb: misplace
Synonyms:
misplace, mislay, lose track of, forget Collocations
Antonyms:
find Collocations, locate, come across, recover Collocations, dig up, trace Collocations, track down, store Collocations, put away, keep an eye on, watch over
Sense: Verb: escape from - informal
Synonyms:
escape from, leave behind, leave trailing, shake off, dodge Collocations, get away from, evade, give the slip


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