Unscramble losings

Definition of losings

noun:

• something lost (especially money lost at gambling). Synonyms: losses. Antonyms: winnings.

verb:

• 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". Synonyms: lose. Antonyms: keep.
• fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war". Synonyms: lose. Antonyms: win.
• 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". Synonyms: lose.
• place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses". Synonyms: lose, mislay, misplace.
• miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!". Synonyms: lose. Antonyms: find.
• allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light". Synonyms: lose.
• 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". Synonyms: lose, turn a loss. Antonyms: break even, profit.
• fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad". Synonyms: lose. Antonyms: win.
• retreat. Synonyms: drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede. Antonyms: gain.
• 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". Synonyms: lose, miss.
• be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation". Synonyms: lose, suffer.

Related words

drop, forget, leave, overlook, whiteout.