Synonyms for win

27 synonyms
7 antonyms
2 meanings

verb

Most common

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Take

get, take, gain, succeed, draw, achieve, gain over US, triumph, bring over, get ahead informal, score, attain, pull ahead, prevail, come through, find, procure, conquer, gain ground, catch, advance, obtain

2. Earn

earn, garner, deserve dated

Other

acquire, victory rare

Antonyms

lose, loss, forfeit

All antonyms of win →

Definitions

v. 1
To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
I well may gang out, love, but I'll never win home.
v. 2
To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).

Related words

Word family: winner winning winnings
Phrases: win over win back win around win one's spurs win round win the day
Other spellings: wyn

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Win or Gain?

Win denotes contest, with a suggestion of chance or hazard; in popular language, a person is often said to win a lawsuit, or to win in a suit at law, but in legal phrase he is said to gain his suit, case, or cause.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

gain Tom doesn't gain weight even though he eats a lot.
succeed If it were not for your help, I could not succeed.
triumph The host country's triumph has a seismic effect.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
win		rising
gain		steady
succeed		steady
triumph		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: get¹
4 letters: take¹, find¹, gain¹, draw¹, earn¹
5 letters: catch¹, score¹
6 letters: obtain², attain², garner²
7 letters: advance², victory³, achieve², deserve², succeed², acquire³, triumph², conquer², prevail², procure²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obtain² = 2 syllables).