WINS Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

wins 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of win

as in prevails

to achieve victory (as in a contest) the kind of person who always has to win—even if the game is just for fun

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as in earns

to receive as return for effort win a gold medal in swimming

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as in achieves

to obtain (as a goal) through effort won a substantial victory in the struggle for civil rights for all

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wins

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noun

plural of win

as in victories

an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent a team with 12 wins and two losses

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Recent Examples of wins

Verb

Both parties expect whoever wins in November to do so by a tight margin in a state of 738,000 people. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Ultimately, whoever wins the World Series will merely be setting the stage for an offseason that could have massive ramifications for the sport. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 Both parties expect that whoever wins in November will do so by a tight margin in a state of 738,000 people. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The [Team with the most Super Bowl wins in the 1970s] is the Pittsburgh STEELERS. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Some of those lawmakers also want structural shifts in the country’s penal system, drawing inspiration from the mass-incarceration model of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, if Bolsonaro wins and wants to spend funds toward that end. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Brazil’s energy path could change less than environmentalists expect if right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro wins Sunday’s presidential election. — Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Still, whoever wins, wholesale Israeli policy changes appear unlikely in the short term. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026 Instead of scoring runs, the team that wins the inning gets the point and whoever ends the game with the most points wins. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Noun

Of their eight wins last season, only three came when favored. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026 With wins, the Rams and Wildcats would clinch slots in the Open Division final four ahead of their Wednesday pool play finale against each other at Orangewood. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The Chargers ended the regular season with nine straight wins and will host a regional next week. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 If 10 wins is the target, Los Angeles would need to go 8-3 over its final 11 games. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Davidson and Yoshida are both seeking their first wins on the LPGA Tour. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 And with a current record of six wins, zero losses, and one draw, the college soccer team’s mantra is clearly working. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026 In its last five games, two have ended in ties, the same amount of wins across that span. — Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The 11 conference wins were the most by the Horned Frogs since 1998, when TCU went 14-0 in the WAC. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wins

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Instead, silence frequently prevails on the air, if not on social media.

— Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The site to which Shift is specific is not just the farm in King City but the field of historical preservation, where the conundrum of stasis versus passing time prevails.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of prevails

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When a server in the US earns less than $17 an hour on average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that typically doesn’t give them a lot of savings to pay for unexpected medical bills.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Conceding that earns you the credibility to defend the steps that matter.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of earns

Verb

And while tax law partially achieves his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime, the reality is a little more complicated.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
The jacket achieves weather-resistant performance through a unique process where Hermin Textiin weaves ultra-fine lyocell yarns into a dense ripstop, then compacts it with heat.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieves

Noun

Whereas McKinney has never worked a civil case, Roy has managed multicity litigation and shares the credit for legal victories no attorney could secure alone.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
For Musk, Republican victories could help preserve his influence and a favorable political environment for his companies.

— Luke Fountain,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of victories

Verb

When customers can see their own input shaping the brand in real time, the company reaps the benefit.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Opponents also rallied around the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that come with full membership.

— Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of reaps

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At the heart of Fee’s heroic narratives is the idea of a self that attains purity.

— Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of attains

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Whether lawmakers accept those limits will help determine how much authority the federal government gains over advanced AI systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
That tension was the start point for Second Nature, a theme that frames denim as a living material that changes, evolves and gains character through time, touch and wear.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026