lost

adjective

ˈlȯst

: not made use of, won, or claimed

a lost opportunity

: no longer possessed

a lost reputation

: no longer known

a lost tunnel

: ruined or destroyed physically or morally : desperate

a lost soul

: taken away or beyond reach or attainment : denied

regions lost to the faith

: insensible, hardened

lost to shame

: unable to find the way

: no longer visible

lost in the crowd

: lacking assurance or self-confidence : helpless

lost without his glasses

: rapt, absorbed

lost in reverie

: not appreciated or understood : wasted

their jokes were lost on me

: obscured or overlooked during a process or activity

lost in translation

: hopelessly unattainable : futile

a lost cause

lostness

ˈlȯs(t)-nəs How to pronounce lost (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

He was looking for his lost keys. Many have tried to find the ruins of the lost city. We took a wrong turn and got lost. Hold my hand. I don't want you to get lost. He has been trying to recapture his lost youth. The original music is lost to us forever. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Upon learning that her lost love’s name was Josh, Styles immediately began taunting the absent figure.

Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2022 For people like Ned Stark and Tyrion Lannister, the Targaryens were ancient history, representing a lost era of magic mayhem.

Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Gazing wistfully at the past can have its benefits, so long as doing so does not descend into nostalgic longing for a lost golden era that did not exist.

Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2022 Now the project has arrived in a post-pandemic environment where such buildings look more and more like relics of a lost era of urban life.

Ian Volner, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2021 For now, all the Sox can do is send La Russa their best wishes and try to get themselves back into a division race that seems like a lost cause.

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Kentucky tends to be written off as a lost cause by left-wing politicians and organizers, a place where people are as slow to progress as the summers are humid.

Chiara Brown, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2022 Billie Eilish doesn’t want the midterm elections to be a lost cause for young voters.

Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2022 Matt Paneth, an independent concert promoter in New York who booked the Brooklyn show, characterized Hinckley as someone who is simply trying to regain lost time.

Mark Guarino, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

lost 1 of 2

adjective

as in missing

no longer possessed we searched all over the house for the lost keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

missing
gone
misplaced
mislaid
forgotten
absent
unknown
irretrievable
castaway
irrecoverable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

retained
possessed
owned
loved
valued
protected
cherished
treasured
prized

lost

2 of 2

verb

past tense of lose

as in missed

to be unable to find or have at hand I always lose my keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

missed
misplaced
mislaid
forgot
passed over
overlooked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

had
retained
possessed
owned
occupied
enjoyed
kept
held
found
detected
located
tracked (down)
ran down
scared up
scouted (up)
descried

as in dropped

to fail to win, gain, or obtain if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs

Synonyms & Similar Words

dropped
forfeited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

won
conquered
nailed (down)
prevailed (over)
triumphed (over)

as in fell

to undergo defeat she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens

Synonyms & Similar Words

fell
faltered
threw
missed
bowed out
forfeited
failed
took the count
collapsed
tanked
flopped
struck out
flunked
folded
washed out
foundered
bombed
cracked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

won
prevailed
conquered
triumphed
succeeded
flourished
thrived
prospered
throve

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview

Synonyms & Similar Words

discarded
dumped
ditched
unloaded
abandoned
scrapped
rejected
shed
jettisoned
tossed
junked
removed
chucked
exorcised
eliminated
laid by
threw away
set aside
disposed of
cashiered
threw out
dismissed
exorcized
deep-sixed
deserted
abdicated
sluffed (off)
eighty-sixed
shucked (off)
forsook
abolished
sloughed (off)
flung (off or away)
pitched
kicked out
eradicated
annihilated
86'd
cast (off)
wiped out
extinguished
expunged
exterminated
liquidated
extirpated
stamped (out)
rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

adopted
used
retained
employed
embraced
utilized
kept
held
took on
held back

as in spent

to use up carelessly we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

spent
wasted
squandered
misspent
dissipated
threw away
blew
lavished
depleted
fiddled away
consumed
ran through
exhausted
frittered (away)
splurged
impoverished
made ducks and drakes of
played ducks and drakes with
trifled (away)
expended
overindulged
indulged
overspent
disbursed
laid out
shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

conserved
saved
preserved
protected
hoarded
skimped
laid up
economized
scrimped

单词	lost
释义	lost adjective ˈlȯst 1 : not made use of, won, or claimed a lost opportunity 2 a : no longer possessed a lost reputation b : no longer known a lost tunnel 3 : ruined or destroyed physically or morally : desperate a lost soul 4 a : taken away or beyond reach or attainment : denied regions lost to the faith b : insensible, hardened lost to shame 5 a : unable to find the way b : no longer visible lost in the crowd c : lacking assurance or self-confidence : helpless lost without his glasses 6 : rapt, absorbed lost in reverie 7 : not appreciated or understood : wasted their jokes were lost on me 8 : obscured or overlooked during a process or activity lost in translation 9 : hopelessly unattainable : futile a lost cause lostness ˈlȯs(t)-nəs noun Synonyms gone mislaid misplaced missing See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He was looking for his lost keys. Many have tried to find the ruins of the lost city. We took a wrong turn and got lost. Hold my hand. I don't want you to get lost. He has been trying to recapture his lost youth. The original music is lost to us forever. See More Recent Examples on the Web Upon learning that her lost love’s name was Josh, Styles immediately began taunting the absent figure. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2022 For people like Ned Stark and Tyrion Lannister, the Targaryens were ancient history, representing a lost era of magic mayhem. Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Gazing wistfully at the past can have its benefits, so long as doing so does not descend into nostalgic longing for a lost golden era that did not exist. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2022 Now the project has arrived in a post-pandemic environment where such buildings look more and more like relics of a lost era of urban life. Ian Volner, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2021 For now, all the Sox can do is send La Russa their best wishes and try to get themselves back into a division race that seems like a lost cause. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Kentucky tends to be written off as a lost cause by left-wing politicians and organizers, a place where people are as slow to progress as the summers are humid. Chiara Brown, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2022 Billie Eilish doesn’t want the midterm elections to be a lost cause for young voters. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2022 Matt Paneth, an independent concert promoter in New York who booked the Brooklyn show, characterized Hinckley as someone who is simply trying to regain lost time. Mark Guarino, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology past participle of lose First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing lost give (someone) up for lost long-lost get lost he who hesitates is lost lost and found lost cause lost in the mail lost in the mists of time lost for words lost in the shuffle lost in thought lost my train of thought lost on lost the initiative lost soul lost touch with reality no love lost lost wax make up for lost time very little love lost lost art See More give (someone) up for lost long-lost get lost he who hesitates is lost lost and found lost cause lost in the mail lost in the mists of time lost for words lost in the shuffle lost in thought lost my train of thought lost on lost the initiative lost soul lost touch with reality no love lost lost wax make up for lost time very little love lost lost art See More Kids Definition lost adjective 1 : unable to find the way a lost puppy 2 : unable to be found lost luggage 3 : not used, won, or claimed a lost opportunity 4 : no longer possessed or known a lost art long lost cousins 5 : fully occupied lost in thought 6 : not capable of succeeding a lost cause Legal Definition lost adjective 1 : not made use of, won, or claimed lost opportunity costs 2 : unintentionally gone out of or missing from one's possession or control 3 : ruined or destroyed physically also : in an unknown physical condition or location a lost ship lost 1 of 2 adjective as in missing no longer possessed we searched all over the house for the lost keys Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance missing gone misplaced mislaid forgotten absent unknown irretrievable castaway irrecoverable Antonyms & Near Antonyms retained possessed owned loved valued protected cherished treasured prized See More lost 2 of 2 verb past tense of lose 1 as in missed to be unable to find or have at hand I always lose my keys Synonyms & Similar Words missed misplaced mislaid forgot passed over overlooked Antonyms & Near Antonyms had retained possessed owned occupied enjoyed kept held found detected located tracked (down) ran down scared up scouted (up) descried See More 2 as in dropped to fail to win, gain, or obtain if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs Synonyms & Similar Words dropped forfeited Antonyms & Near Antonyms won conquered nailed (down) prevailed (over) triumphed (over) 3 as in fell to undergo defeat she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens Synonyms & Similar Words fell faltered threw missed bowed out forfeited failed took the count collapsed tanked flopped struck out flunked folded washed out foundered bombed cracked (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms won prevailed conquered triumphed succeeded flourished thrived prospered throve See More 4 as in discarded to get rid of as useless or unwanted we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview Synonyms & Similar Words discarded dumped ditched unloaded abandoned scrapped rejected shed jettisoned tossed junked removed chucked exorcised eliminated laid by threw away set aside disposed of cashiered threw out dismissed exorcized deep-sixed deserted abdicated sluffed (off) eighty-sixed shucked (off) forsook abolished sloughed (off) flung (off or away) pitched kicked out eradicated annihilated 86'd cast (off) wiped out extinguished expunged exterminated liquidated extirpated stamped (out) rooted (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms adopted used retained employed embraced utilized kept held took on held back See More 5 as in spent to use up carelessly we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys Synonyms & Similar Words spent wasted squandered misspent dissipated threw away blew lavished depleted fiddled away consumed ran through exhausted frittered (away) splurged impoverished made ducks and drakes of played ducks and drakes with trifled (away) expended overindulged indulged overspent disbursed laid out shot Antonyms & Near Antonyms conserved saved preserved protected hoarded skimped laid up economized scrimped See More
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lost

adjective

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