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

1 sense of winning

Sense 1
winning -- (succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything")
       => success -- (an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success")

Antonyms of verb win

2 of 4 senses of win

Sense 1
win -- (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game")
       Antonym of lose (Sense 2)
      => lose -- (fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war")

Sense 2
acquire, win, gain -- (win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance")
       Antonym of lose (Sense 8)
      => lose -- (fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb win

4 senses of win

Sense 1
win -- (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game")

Sense 2
acquire, win, gain -- (win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance")
       => get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")

Sense 3
gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground -- (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference")

Sense 4
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods -- (attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won")

Antonyms of adj winning

2 senses of winning

Sense 1
victorious, winning -- (having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team")

INDIRECT (VIA successful) -> unsuccessful -- (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)

Sense 2
fetching, taking, winning -- (very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality")

INDIRECT (VIA attractive) -> unattractive -- (lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions")

Similarity of adj winning

2 senses of winning

Sense 1
victorious, winning -- (having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team")
       => successful (vs. unsuccessful) -- (having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture")

Sense 2
fetching, taking, winning -- (very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality")
       => attractive (vs. unattractive) -- (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations")