Lost — synonyms, lost antonyms, definition

1. lost (a)

abandoned absent absorbed abstracted alone astray base beaten bemused bewildered cheerless condemned corrupt damned dead debased debauched defunct denuded departed • • •

2. lost (Adjective)

at sea baffled befuddled confounded confused deep in thought disoriented helpless mazed mixed-up found saved won

lost (Adjective) — No longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered. ex. "a lost child" ex. "lost friends" ex. "his lost book" ex. "lost opportunities"

lost (Adjective) — Having lost your bearings; confused as to time, place or personal identity. ex. "I frequently find myself lost when I come up out of the subway"

lost (Adjective) — Spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed. ex. "lost souls" ex. "a lost generation" ex. "a lost ship" ex. "the lost platoon"

lost (Adjective) — Not gained or won. ex. "a lost battle" ex. "a lost prize"

lost (Adjective) — Incapable of being recovered or regained. ex. "his lost honour"

lost (Adjective) — Not caught with the senses or the mind. ex. "words lost in the din"

lost (Adjective) — Deeply absorbed in thought. ex. "lost in thought"

lost (Adjective) — Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment. ex. "she felt lost on the first day of school"

lost (Adjective) — Unable to function without help.

3. lost (Noun)

lost (Noun) — People who are destined to die soon. ex. "the agony of the lost was in his voice"

people

4. lost (Verb)

cast cast off dropped dropped off fell back fell behind receded shed shook off suffered threw threw away threw off turned a loss broke even found kept profited won

lost (Verb) — Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense. ex. "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

lost (Verb) — Fail to win. ex. "We lost the battle but we won the war"

lost (Verb) — Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal. ex. "She lost her husband in the war" ex. "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"

lost (Verb) — Place (something) where one cannot find it again. ex. "I lost my eyeglasses"

lost (Verb) — Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of. ex. "I've lost my glasses again!"

lost (Verb) — Allow to go out of sight. ex. "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"

lost (Verb) — Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit. ex. "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"

lost (Verb) — Fail to get or obtain. ex. "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

lost (Verb) — Retreat.

lost (Verb) — Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind. ex. "We lost part of what he said"

lost (Verb) — Be set at a disadvantage.

lost (Verb) — Get rid of.

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