Synonyms for win
Another word for win is profits, winnings or gain. Below are 15 synonyms and 30 related words across 7 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: wined, wines, winned, wins.
1. noun: a victory (as in a race or other competition)
2. noun: something won (especially money)
- profits synonyms
- winnings
3. verb: be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
Antonyms
- lose synonyms
4. verb: win something through one's efforts
- gain synonyms
- acquire synonyms
Antonyms
- lose synonyms
5. verb: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- get ahead synonyms
- gain synonyms
- advance synonyms
- gain ground synonyms
- pull ahead synonyms
- make headway synonyms
6. verb: attain success or reach a desired goal
- come through synonyms
- succeed synonyms
- deliver the goods
- bring home the bacon
7. verb: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
- earn synonyms
- garner synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- first-place finish
- victory
- triumph synonyms
- financial gain
- take synonyms
- get the better of
- move synonyms
- act synonyms
- carry synonyms
- defeat synonyms
- take the cake
- overcome synonyms
- sweep synonyms
- prevail synonyms
- romp
- learn synonyms
- larn
- cozen
- score synonyms
- steal synonyms
- obtain synonyms
- rack up synonyms
- tally synonyms
- work synonyms
- run synonyms
- go far
- hit synonyms
- clear synonyms
- bring off
- pass synonyms
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Questions people ask
What is another word for win?
You can say profits, winnings, gain, acquire or get ahead instead of win. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a victory (as in a race or other competition)".
What is the opposite of win?
The opposite of win is lose.
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