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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lose 
 
  4  of  11  senses  of  lose 
 
  Sense  1 
  lose 
  =>  white-out 
  =>  sleep  off 
 
  Sense  2 
  lose 
  =>  go  down 
  =>  drop 
  =>  take  the  count  remain  down 
 
  Sense  5 
  lose 
  =>  forget,  leave 
 
  Sense  10 
  miss,  lose 
  =>  overlook 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lose 
 
  4  of  11  senses  of  lose 
 
  Sense  1 
  lose 
  =>  white-out 
  =>  sleep  off 
 
  Sense  2 
  lose 
  =>  go  down 
  =>  drop 
  =>  take  the  count  remain  down 
 
  Sense  5 
  lose 
  =>  forget,  leave 
 
  Sense  10 
  miss,  lose 
  =>  overlook 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lose 
 
  1  of  11  senses  of  lose 
 
  Sense  2 
  lose 
  =>  compete,  vie,  contend 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lose 
 
  11  senses  of  lose 
 
  Sense  1 
  lose 
 
  Sense  2 
  lose 
 
  Sense  3 
  lose 
  =>  suffer 
 
  Sense  4 
  misplace,  mislay,  lose 
  =>  put  set  place  pose,  position,  lay 
 
  Sense  5 
  lose 
 
  Sense  6 
  lose 
 
  Sense  7 
  lose,  turn  a  loss 
 
  Sense  8 
  lose 
 
  Sense  9 
  fall  back  lose,  drop  off  fall  behind,  recede 
  =>  regress,  retrograde,  retrogress 
 
  Sense  10 
  miss,  lose 
 
  Sense  11 
  suffer,  lose 
  =>  worsen,  decline 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lose 
 
  lose  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  11) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lose 
 
  Sense  1 
  lose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  lose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  lose 
  =>  suffer 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  misplace,  mislay,  lose 
  =>  put  set  place  pose,  position,  lay 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  lose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  lose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  lose,  turn  a  loss 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  lose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  fall  back  lose,  drop  off  fall  behind,  recede 
  =>  regress,  retrograde,  retrogress 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  miss,  lose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  suffer,  lose 
  =>  worsen,  decline 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lost 
  aalost 
  alost 
  lost 
  lost-and-found 
  lost  cause 
  lost  tribes 
  won-lost  record 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lost 
 
  The  noun  lost  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  doomed,  lost  --  (people  who  are  destined  to  die  soon;  "the  agony  of  the  doomed  was  in  his  voice") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lose 
 
  The  verb  lose  has  11  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (125)  lose  --  (fail  to  keep  or  to  maintain;  cease  to  have  either  physically  or  in  an  abstract  sense  "She  lost  her  purse  when  she  left  it  unattended  on  her  seat") 
  2.  (17)  lose  --  (fail  to  win;  "We  lost  the  battle  but  we  won  the  war") 
  3.  (10)  lose  --  (suffer  the  loss  of  a  person  through  death  or  removal;  "She  lost  her  husband  in  the  war";  "The  couple  that  wanted  to  adopt  the  child  lost  her  when  the  biological  parents  claimed  her") 
  4.  (7)  misplace,  mislay,  lose  --  (place  something  where  one  cannot  find  it  again  "I  misplaced  my  eyeglasses") 
  5.  (6)  lose  --  (miss  from  one's  possessions;  lose  sight  of  "I've  lost  my  glasses  again!") 
  6.  (4)  lose  --  (allow  to  go  out  of  sight:  "The  detective  lost  the  man  he  was  shadowing  after  he  had  to  stop  at  a  red  light") 
  7.  (3)  lose,  turn  a  loss  --  (fail  to  make  money  in  a  business;  make  a  loss  or  fail  to  profit;  "I  lost  thousands  of  dollars  on  that  bad  investment!";  "The  company  turned  a  loss  after  the  first  year") 
  8.  (2)  lose  --  (fail  to  get  or  obtain;  "I  lost  the  opportunity  to  spend  a  year  abroad") 
  9.  (2)  fall  back  lose,  drop  off  fall  behind,  recede  --  (retreat) 
  10.  (1)  miss,  lose  --  (fail  to  perceive  or  to  catch  with  the  senses  or  the  mind;  "I  missed  that  remark";  "She  missed  his  point";  "We  lost  part  of  what  he  said") 
  11.  suffer,  lose  --  (be  set  at  a  disadvantage;  "This  author  really  suffers  in  translation") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lost 
 
  The  adj  lost  has  10  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  lost  --  (no  longer  in  your  possession  or  control;  unable  to  be  found  or  recovered;  "a  lost  child";  "lost  friends";  "his  lost  book";  "lost  opportunities") 
  2.  (5)  confused,  disoriented,  lost  --  (having  lost  your  bearings;  confused  as  to  time  or  place  or  personal  identity;  "I  frequently  find  myself  disoriented  when  I  come  up  out  of  the  subway";  "the  anesthetic  left  her  completely  disoriented") 
  3.  (3)  lost  --  (spiritually  or  physically  doomed  or  destroyed;  "lost  souls";  "a  lost  generation";  "a  lost  ship";  "the  lost  platoon") 
  4.  (2)  lost  --  (not  gained  or  won;  "a  lost  battle";  "a  lost  prize") 
  5.  (2)  lost  --  (incapable  of  being  recovered  or  regained;  "his  lost  honor") 
  6.  (1)  lost,  missed  --  (not  caught  with  the  senses  or  the  mind;  "words  lost  in  the  din") 
  7.  bemused,  deep  in  thought,  lost,  preoccupied  --  (deeply  absorbed  in  thought;  "as  distant  and  bemused  as  a  professor  listening  to  the  prattling  of  his  freshman  class";  "lost  in  thought";  "a  preoccupied  frown") 
  8.  forgotten,  lost  --  (no  longer  known  irretrievable;  "a  forgotten  art";  "a  lost  art";  "lost  civilizations") 
  9.  baffled,  befuddled,  bemused,  bewildered,  confounded,  confused,  lost,  mazed,  mixed-up,  at  sea  --  (perplexed  by  many  conflicting  situations  or  statements;  filled  with  bewilderment;  "obviously  bemused  by  his  questions";  "bewildered  and  confused";  "a  cloudy  and  confounded  philosopher";  "just  a  mixed-up  kid";  "she  felt  lost  on  the  first  day  of  school") 
  10.  helpless,  lost  --  (unable  to  function;  without  help) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lost 
 
  10  senses  of  lost 
 
  Sense  1 
  lost  (vs.  found) 
 
  found  (vs.  lost) 
  =>  recovered(prenominal) 
 
  Sense  2 
  confused,  disoriented,  lost 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unoriented)  ->  oriented,  orientated 
 
  Sense  3 
  lost  (vs.  saved) 
 
  saved  (vs.  lost) 
  =>  blessed 
  =>  ransomed 
  =>  rescued,  reclaimed 
  =>  ransomed,  redeemed 
  =>  salvageable 
 
  Sense  4 
  lost  (vs.  won) 
 
  won  (vs.  lost) 
 
  Sense  5 
  lost 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unrecoverable)  ->  recoverable 
 
  Sense  6 
  lost,  missed 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  incomprehensible)  ->  comprehensible,  comprehendible 
 
  Sense  7 
  bemused,  deep  in  thought(prenominal),  lost(prenominal),  preoccupied 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thoughtful)  ->  thoughtless 
 
  Sense  8 
  forgotten,  lost 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unrecoverable)  ->  recoverable 
 
  Sense  9 
  baffled,  befuddled,  bemused,  bewildered,  confounded,  confused,  lost,  mazed,  mixed-up,  at  sea 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  perplexed)  ->  unperplexed 
 
  Sense  10 
  helpless,  lost 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hopeless)  ->  hopeful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lost 
 
  10  senses  of  lost 
 
  Sense  1 
  lost  (vs.  found) 
  =>  mislaid,  misplaced 
  =>  missing 
  =>  straying 
  =>  squandered,  wasted 
  =>  gone(prenominal) 
  Also  See->  lost#3 
 
  Sense  2 
  confused,  disoriented,  lost 
  =>  unoriented  (vs.  oriented) 
 
  Sense  3 
  lost  (vs.  saved) 
  =>  cursed,  damned,  doomed,  unredeemed,  unsaved 
  =>  destroyed,  ruined 
  Also  See->  cursed#1,  curst#1;  lost#1;  unregenerate#1,  unregenerated#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  lost  (vs.  won) 
  =>  confiscate,  forfeit,  forfeited 
 
  Sense  5 
  lost 
  =>  unrecoverable  (vs.  recoverable),  irrecoverable 
 
  Sense  6 
  lost,  missed 
  =>  incomprehensible  (vs.  comprehensible),  uncomprehensible 
 
  Sense  7 
  bemused,  deep  in  thought(prenominal),  lost(prenominal),  preoccupied 
  =>  thoughtful  (vs.  thoughtless) 
 
  Sense  8 
  forgotten,  lost 
  =>  unrecoverable  (vs.  recoverable),  irrecoverable 
 
  Sense  9 
  baffled,  befuddled,  bemused,  bewildered,  confounded,  confused,  lost,  mazed,  mixed-up,  at  sea 
  =>  perplexed  (vs.  unperplexed) 
 
  Sense  10 
  helpless,  lost 
  =>  hopeless  (vs.  hopeful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lost 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lost 
 
  lost  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  10) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lost 
  lost 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lost 
 
  The  noun  lost  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  doomed,  lost  --  (people  who  are  destined  to  die  soon;  "the  agony  of  the  doomed  was  in  his  voice") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lose 
 
  The  verb  lose  has  11  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (125)  lose  --  (fail  to  keep  or  to  maintain;  cease  to  have  either  physically  or  in  an  abstract  sense  "She  lost  her  purse  when  she  left  it  unattended  on  her  seat") 
  2.  (17)  lose  --  (fail  to  win;  "We  lost  the  battle  but  we  won  the  war") 
  3.  (10)  lose  --  (suffer  the  loss  of  a  person  through  death  or  removal;  "She  lost  her  husband  in  the  war";  "The  couple  that  wanted  to  adopt  the  child  lost  her  when  the  biological  parents  claimed  her") 
  4.  (7)  misplace,  mislay,  lose  --  (place  something  where  one  cannot  find  it  again  "I  misplaced  my  eyeglasses") 
  5.  (6)  lose  --  (miss  from  one's  possessions;  lose  sight  of  "I've  lost  my  glasses  again!") 
  6.  (4)  lose  --  (allow  to  go  out  of  sight:  "The  detective  lost  the  man  he  was  shadowing  after  he  had  to  stop  at  a  red  light") 
  7.  (3)  lose,  turn  a  loss  --  (fail  to  make  money  in  a  business;  make  a  loss  or  fail  to  profit;  "I  lost  thousands  of  dollars  on  that  bad  investment!";  "The  company  turned  a  loss  after  the  first  year") 
  8.  (2)  lose  --  (fail  to  get  or  obtain;  "I  lost  the  opportunity  to  spend  a  year  abroad") 
  9.  (2)  fall  back  lose,  drop  off  fall  behind,  recede  --  (retreat) 
  10.  (1)  miss,  lose  --  (fail  to  perceive  or  to  catch  with  the  senses  or  the  mind;  "I  missed  that  remark";  "She  missed  his  point";  "We  lost  part  of  what  he  said") 
  11.  suffer,  lose  --  (be  set  at  a  disadvantage;  "This  author  really  suffers  in  translation") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lost 
 
  The  adj  lost  has  10  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  lost  --  (no  longer  in  your  possession  or  control;  unable  to  be  found  or  recovered;  "a  lost  child";  "lost  friends";  "his  lost  book";  "lost  opportunities") 
  2.  (5)  confused,  disoriented,  lost  --  (having  lost  your  bearings;  confused  as  to  time  or  place  or  personal  identity;  "I  frequently  find  myself  disoriented  when  I  come  up  out  of  the  subway";  "the  anesthetic  left  her  completely  disoriented") 
  3.  (3)  lost  --  (spiritually  or  physically  doomed  or  destroyed;  "lost  souls";  "a  lost  generation";  "a  lost  ship";  "the  lost  platoon") 
  4.  (2)  lost  --  (not  gained  or  won;  "a  lost  battle";  "a  lost  prize") 
  5.  (2)  lost  --  (incapable  of  being  recovered  or  regained;  "his  lost  honor") 
  6.  (1)  lost,  missed  --  (not  caught  with  the  senses  or  the  mind;  "words  lost  in  the  din") 
  7.  bemused,  deep  in  thought,  lost,  preoccupied  --  (deeply  absorbed  in  thought;  "as  distant  and  bemused  as  a  professor  listening  to  the  prattling  of  his  freshman  class";  "lost  in  thought";  "a  preoccupied  frown") 
  8.  forgotten,  lost  --  (no  longer  known  irretrievable;  "a  forgotten  art";  "a  lost  art";  "lost  civilizations") 
  9.  baffled,  befuddled,  bemused,  bewildered,  confounded,  confused,  lost,  mazed,  mixed-up,  at  sea  --  (perplexed  by  many  conflicting  situations  or  statements;  filled  with  bewilderment;  "obviously  bemused  by  his  questions";  "bewildered  and  confused";  "a  cloudy  and  confounded  philosopher";  "just  a  mixed-up  kid";  "she  felt  lost  on  the  first  day  of  school") 
  10.  helpless,  lost  --  (unable  to  function;  without  help) 



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