no-win

adjective

ˈnō-ˈwin 

-ˌwin

: not likely to give victory, success, or satisfaction : that cannot be won

a no-win situation

a no-win war

Examples of no-win in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Democrats head toward the Friday deadline trying to reckon with a problem few in the conference fully know how to wrap their arms around: a no-win situation, with every avenue available being equally thorny. —Al Weaver, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025

The danger is that by becoming more like its competitors, Southwest may find itself in a no-win situation: neither distinctive enough to command loyalty nor large enough to compete effectively with the major carriers on their own terms. —Roger Dooley, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

From this no-win scenario director Laura Casabé extracts all the pleasures, anxieties, and frenzy of teenage life. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025

The focus on those brutal losses was on Darnold, but he was put in a no-win position by the Minnesota offensive line. —Steve Silverman, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for no-win

• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin
• pigskin
• pinyin