| Main Entry: | go down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lose, fall |
Synonyms: |
be beaten, be defeated, cave in, collapse, crumple, decline, decrease, descend, droop, drop, fold, founder, go under, keel, lessen, make less, pitch, plunge, reduce, sag, set, sink, slump, submerge, submerse, submit, succumb, suffer defeat, topple, tumble |
Antonyms: |
gain, go up, increase |
| Main Entry: | lose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be defeated |
Synonyms: |
be humbled, be outdistanced, be sunk, be taken to cleaners, be the loser, be worsted, come up short, decline, drop, drop a bundle, fall, kiss goodbye, lose out, miss, succumb, suffer defeat, take a beating, take the count, take the heat, yield |
| Notes: | loose means not restrained, fastened, confined or attached, while lose means fail to keep or to maintain or fail to win |
Antonyms: |
achieve, succeed, win |
| Main Entry: | yield |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give in, surrender |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abdicate, admit defeat, back down, bend, bow, break, buy, call it quits, capitulate, cave in, cede, collapse, come to terms, crumple, defer, fold, fold up, give oneself over, give up, give way, go, hand over, knuckle, knuckle under, lay down arms, leave, let go, part with, relax, relent, relinquish, resign, sag, submit, succumb, suffer defeat, throw in the towel |
Antonyms: |
deny, oppose, prevent, refuse, reject |