Synonyms of winning

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adjective

1

as in adorable

having qualities that tend to make one loved

a particularly pretty and winning child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adorable
• dear
• sweet
• loved
• beautiful
• precious
• lovely
• darling
• lovable
• charming
• endearing
• attractive
• favored
• disarming
• enchanting
• beloved
• winsome
• appealing
• cherished
• favorite
• desirable
• treasured
• engaging
• delightful
• lovesome
• fascinating
• admirable
• entrancing
• alluring
• pleasing
• captivating
• kind
• likable
• fetching
• nice
• cheerful
• embraceable
• gracious
• reputable
• respectable
• pleasant
• kissable
• friendly
• cordial
• agreeable
• affable
• good-natured
• genial
• well-disposed
• good-tempered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offensive
• detestable
• abominable
• hateful
• loathsome
• horrible
• abhorrent
• odious
• unpleasant
• lousy
• disagreeable
• wretched
• disgusting
• ugly
• nasty
• heinous
• monstrous
• distasteful
• grotesque
• unloved
• contemptible
• repulsive
• hideous
• unlovable
• repugnant
• awful
• repellent
• shocking
• frightful
• vile
• dreadful
• unattractive
• foul
• obscene
• scandalous
• appalling
• sickening
• revolting
• horrid
• unlikable
• obnoxious
• unsightly
• horrendous
• ogreish
• ill-favored
• nauseating
• noisome

2

as in charming

likely or intended to win one's affection

flashed a winning smile that soon had us at her beck and call

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charming
• affecting
• adorable
• ingratiating
• insinuating
• endearing
• touching
• disarming
• winsome
• likable
• lovable
• flattering
• poignant
• deferential
• effusive
• servile
• kowtowing
• sycophantic
• obsequious
• drooling
• adulatory
• sugary
• saccharine
• slobbering
• soapy
• oleaginous
• groveling
• slavering
• fulsome
• unctuous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alienating
• uningratiating
• unendearing
• displeasing
• repulsive
• proud
• repugnant
• disaffecting
• arrogant
• haughty
• scornful
• insolent
• disdainful

winning

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noun

as in win

Related Words

• win
• victory
• conquest
• triumph
• dominating
• subjugation
• subduing
• domination
• whipping
• subjection
• trimming
• vanquishing
• defeat
• licking
• beating
• drubbing
• subjugating
• overpowering
• subjecting
• trouncing
• takeover
• enslavement
• shellacking

Dissimilar Words

• release
• liberation
• emancipation
• freeing
• enfranchisement
• manumission

winning

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verb

present participle of win

1

as in prevailing

to achieve victory (as in a contest)

the kind of person who always has to win—even if the game is just for fun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prevailing
• triumphing
• succeeding
• conquering
• overcoming
• contending
• kicking butt
• sweeping
• carrying the day
• vying
• squeaking
• romping
• squeezing
• breezing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• failing
• collapsing
• folding
• struggling
• declining
• slipping
• flopping
• waning
• washing out
• floundering
• slumping

2

as in earning

to receive as return for effort

win a gold medal in swimming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• gaining
• garnering
• reaping
• making
• obtaining
• getting
• attaining
• securing
• landing
• capturing
• acquiring
• realizing
• achieving
• drawing
• procuring
• bagging
• carrying
• bringing in
• pulling down
• coming by
• knocking down
• scoring
• accomplishing
• accumulating
• netting
• regaining
• amassing
• grossing
• occupying
• recapturing
• catching
• annexing
• notching (up)
• taking over
• remaking
• clearing
• racking up
• picking up
• reacquiring
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• granting
• according
• paying
• giving
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• parting (with)
• handing over

3

as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

won a substantial victory in the struggle for civil rights for all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieving
• attaining
• gaining
• making
• scoring
• obtaining
• hitting
• garnering
• securing
• getting
• capturing
• bagging
• acquiring
• logging
• landing
• drawing
• realizing
• procuring
• ringing up
• racking up
• clocking (up)
• carrying
• excelling
• matching
• tying
• chalking up
• notching (up)
• approaching
• touching
• equaling
• topping
• amounting (to)
• meeting
• surpassing
• rivaling
• outdoing
• beating
• measuring up (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• losing
• failing (at)
• falling short (of)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of winning

Adjective

Hughes, the winningest high school boys basketball coach, with 1,333 wins, coached at Dunbar from 1973 until his retirement in 2005, winning two state championships. —Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025

One more loss would clinch the A’s fourth consecutive season with a non-winning record. —Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025

Noun

So were four others in a 7-4 Bombers loss that snapped an eight-game winning streak. —Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026

Roki Sasaki earned his second major league victory and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied with six runs in the fourth inning to beat the Cubs 12-4 on Saturday night, snapping Chicago's 10-game winning streak. —CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026

Verb

Matthew Stafford played some of the best football of his career in his 17th season, winning his first MVP last year with the Rams. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Download the California Lottery mobile app to see winning numbers. —Don Sweeney april 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026