Lost definition

Lost as an adjective

1. no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

   "a lost child"

2. having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity

   Same sense: confused, disoriented

3. spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed

   "lost souls"

4. not gained or won

   "a lost battle"

5. cannot be recovered or regained

   "his lost honor"

6. not caught with the senses or the mind

   "words lost in the din"

   Same sense: missed

7. deeply absorbed in thought

   "lost in thought"

   Same sense: preoccupied, bemused

8. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

   "she felt lost on the first day of school"

   Same sense: at sea, mixed-up, confused, baffled, bewildered, confounded, bemused, befuddled

9. unable to function; without help

   Same sense: helpless

Lost as a noun

10. people who are destined to die soon

    Same sense: doomed

Synonyms and antonyms

• confused
• disoriented
• missed
• preoccupied
• bemused
• at sea
• mixed-up
• baffled
• bewildered
• confounded
• befuddled
• helpless
• doomed

Opposites: found, saved, won.

All synonyms of lost, sense by sense

How to say lost

Lost has 1 syllable and rhymes with crossed. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with lost

• crossed
• frost
• holocaust
• exhaust
• tossed
• embossed
• glossed
• defrost
• crisscrossed
• accost

LOST in word games

Scrabble

4

Words With Friends

5

Anagrams

2

Is LOST a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check LOST in the word checker, or unscramble LOST to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.