Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun losses

1 sense of losses

Sense 1
losings, losses -- (something lost (especially money lost at gambling))
       => financial loss -- (loss of money or decrease in financial value)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun loss

8 senses of loss

Sense 1
loss -- (something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt")
       => transferred property, transferred possession -- (a possession whose ownership changes or lapses)

Sense 2
loss -- (gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business")
       => decline, diminution -- (change toward something smaller or lower)

Sense 3
loss -- (the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock")
       => failure -- (an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test")

Sense 4
loss, deprivation -- (the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation")
       => disadvantage -- (the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position)

Sense 5
loss -- (the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather")
       => experience -- (an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention")

Sense 6
loss, red ink, red -- (the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year")
       => sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money -- (a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient")

Sense 7
personnel casualty, loss -- (military personnel lost by death or capture)
       => casualty -- (a decrease of military personnel or equipment)

Sense 8
passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release -- (euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing")
       => death, decease, expiry -- (the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren")

Antonyms of noun losses
                                                                         

Antonyms of noun loss

1 of 8 senses of loss

Sense 6
loss, red ink, red -- (the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year")
       Antonym of gain (Sense 4)
      => gain -- (the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating)

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