lost
/lɔst/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Lost means: spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed.
Synonyms for lost45
noun, as in people who are destined to die soon
verb, as in fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit
verb, as in fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
verb, as in fail to win
verb, as in suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
verb, as in miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
verb, as in allow to go out of sight or mind
verb, as in fail to get or obtain
verb, as in withdraw, as from reality
adjective, as in spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
adjective, as in perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
adjective, as in no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
adjective, as in having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
adjective, as in not gained or won
adjective, as in not caught with the senses or the mind
adjective, as in deeply absorbed in thought
adjective, as in cannot be recovered or regained
Opposites of lost
What does lost mean?20
adjective
spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed“lost souls”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment“obviously bemused by his questions”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered“a lost child”
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”
not gained or won“a lost battle”
not caught with the senses or the mind“words lost in the din”
deeply absorbed in thought“as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class”
cannot be recovered or regained“his lost honor”
unable to function; without help
verb
be set at a disadvantage“This author really suffers in translation”
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit“I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind“I missed that remark”
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”
fail to win“We lost the battle but we won the war”
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal“She lost her husband in the war”
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of“I've lost my glasses again!”
allow to go out of sight or mind“The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light”
fail to get or obtain“I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad”
withdraw, as from reality“he lost himself in his music”
noun
people who are destined to die soon“the agony of the doomed was in his voice”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lost?4
Lost in a sentence
- If he had carried the map with him, he wouldn't have got lost.Dejo
- Misato tried to be calm, but finally she lost her temper.CN
- While swimming in the pool, she lost her locker key.Zifre
- Have you lost your marbles, wearing those bell-bottoms?AlanF_US
- Without the map, he would have gotten lost.CK
- We thought we would write out the directions, in case you got lost.Zifre
- Unless you make a decision quickly, the opportunity will be lost.Zifre
- Thanks to your stupidity, we lost the game.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of lost
as a adjective
- comparative
- loster
- superlative
- lostest