Win definition

Win as a verb

1. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

   "Win the game"

2. win something through one's efforts

   "win someone's confidence and friendship"

   Same sense: gain, acquire

3. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

   "win points"

   Same sense: get ahead, gain, advance, gain ground, pull ahead, make headway

4. attain success or reach a desired goal

   Same sense: come through, succeed, deliver the goods, bring home the bacon

5. acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

   Same sense: earn, garner

Win as a noun

6. a victory (as in a race or other competition)

   "he was happy to get the win"

7. something won (especially money)

   Same sense: profits, winnings

Synonyms and antonyms

• gain
• acquire
• get ahead
• advance
• gain ground
• pull ahead
• make headway
• come through
• succeed
• deliver the goods
• bring home the bacon
• earn
• garner
• profits
• winnings

Opposite: lose.

All synonyms of win, sense by sense

How to say win

Win has 1 syllable and rhymes with in. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with win

• in
• been
• within
• skin
• begin
• thin
• berlin
• spin
• sin
• twin
• pin
• bin

All 51 words that rhyme with win

WIN in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

0

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