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

2 senses of won

Sense 1
South Korean won, won -- (the basic unit of money in South Korea)
       => South Korean monetary unit -- (monetary unit in South Korea)

Sense 2
North Korean won, won -- (the basic unit of money in North Korea)
       => North Korean monetary unit -- (monetary unit in North Korea)

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 won

1 sense of won

Sense 1
won (vs. lost) -- (not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game")

lost (vs. won) -- (not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize")
        => confiscate, forfeit, forfeited -- (surrendered as a penalty)

Similarity of adj won

1 sense of won

Sense 1
won (vs. lost) -- (not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game")

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