Thesaurus:lose

Thesaurus

lose

English

Verb

Sense: to cause something to cease to be in one's possession

Synonyms

• forlese (obsolete)
• leave behind
• lose

Antonyms

• acquire    [⇒ thesaurus]
• find
• possess    [⇒ thesaurus]
• receive    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• abandon    [⇒ thesaurus]
• drop
• forfeit
• give    [⇒ thesaurus]
• give away
• mislay
• misplace
• sell    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:loss
• Thesaurus:steal

Further reading

• “776. loss” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “lose” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.