Synonyms of winning

winning 1 of 3

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offensive
• detestable
• abominable
• hateful
• loathsome
• abhorrent
• horrible
• odious
• unpleasant
• lousy
• disagreeable
• wretched
• disgusting
• ugly
• nasty
• heinous
• distasteful
• monstrous
• 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
• repellant
• 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
• touching
• endearing
• likeable
• disarming
• winsome
• likable
• loveable
• lovable
• flattering
• poignant
• deferential
• effusive
• servile
• kowtowing
• sycophantic
• grovelling
• drooling
• obsequious
• 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

2 of 3

noun

as in win

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

winning

3 of 3

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of winning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Joe Montana Super Bowl winning jersey The jersey is arguably one of the winningest jerseys ever worn in football history, as Montana wore it for two Super Bowl victories, one of which he was named Super Bowl MVP. —Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023

After 12 workouts, here are three takeaways: A Sergent at QB The Toreros are coming off a 5-5 season, the first non-winning record since 2010. —Don Norcoss, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2023

Noun

Winning streak ends Stock futures slid Tuesday morning after the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke its three-day winning streak by closing more than 344 points, or 0.8%, lower on Monday. —Kristian Burt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024

Or, find all of your winning selections from 2024 here. —Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2024