losses

noun

plural of loss
1
as in absences
the act or an instance of not having or being able to find he was upset over the loss of his wedding ring

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2
as in fatalities
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses

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3
as in defeats
failure to win a contest we're discouraged by our loss on Friday, but we're training hard for next week's game nevertheless

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4
as in decreases
the amount by which something is lessened was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds

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5
as in deprivations
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed her loss of sleep meant that she would have trouble concentrating at work the next day

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6
as in devastations
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless the loss of the oil tanker was more significant than the loss of its cargo

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Recent Examples of losses Victims can seek compensatory damages for actual losses, but not punitive damages. — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026 The Jets are 1-14 in their past 15 visits to Gillette Stadium, with six of those losses coming by at least 14 points. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Dallas was in control of two of those losses and couldn’t close out the game. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The Panthers have sustained enough losses over the years to know that. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 That family history does bring with it a high level of determination to continue despite the losses and the constant threats of more attacks. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026 Denis Bouanga scored in the 46th minute for LAFC (11-9-9), which is winless, with two losses, in four straight. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 But the same August analysis also projects economic losses tied to the loss of roadless areas. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losses
  1. misplacements
  2. fatalities
  3. defeats
  4. decreases
  5. deprivations
  6. devastations
  7. casualties
  8. setbacks
Noun
  • In the novel, Paradella cannot seem to finish the translation, due to distractions, heartbreaks, travels, and misplacements of the manuscript.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of misplacements
Noun
  • Accounts of injuries, even fatalities, are reminders that beneath the mystery of a bog’s soft ground lies real danger.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • No fatalities and no structure losses or damages have been reported as of Friday morning.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fatalities
Noun
  • Lose Game 2, and the Dodgers will be two defeats from a bitter winter.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Marseille ended a run of five straight defeats with a 2-0 win at fellow struggler Troyes to move out of the relegation zone.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeats
Noun
  • Even with efforts to provide additional access to harm-reduction protections, escalating criminal penalties have not produced the treatment gains or decreases in overdose deaths in Colorado that proponents promised.
    — Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When evidence is incomplete or when confidence decreases and risk increases, autonomy should be reduced and the human boundary tightened.
    — Asaf Wiener, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreases
Noun
  • Although Lange captured Florence Owens Thompson on one of her hardest days, one of Thompson’s daughters described her mother as someone who loved her family and found joy even among the deprivations of the Great Depression.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Loyal’s drug is designed to trigger some of the same effects, without a dog having to face any of the deprivations experienced by GLP-1 users or the Labradors in the Purina study.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Definition of deprivations
Noun
  • Most of the new songs wrestle with how to seek pleasure while remaining hyperaware of the devastations of the world, and how that tension can make happiness itself feel like a vice.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of devastations
Noun
  • The result was a humanitarian crisis that at the time was considered the world’s worst, with some 377,000 people killed, according to the Yemen Data Project, which tracks casualties from Yemen’s various conflicts.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • An investigation is underway, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said, without specifying whether the attacks caused any damage or casualties.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of casualties
Noun
  • Through schoolyard rivalries, neighborhood hustles, and family setbacks, Kev turns every disaster into a story.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Despite undergoing a blood transfusion, which briefly provided a glimpse of hope, Jackie continued to suffer setbacks in her recovery due to the sickness, which remained a mystery until Wednesday's announcement by California wildlife officials.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Losses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losses. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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