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winning

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Winning means: obtain advantages, such as points, etc..

Synonyms for winning19

verb, as in obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground

verb, as in attain success or reach a desired goal

succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods

verb, as in win something through one's efforts

acquire, win, gain

verb, as in acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

earn, garner, win

verb, as in be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

win

adjective, as in very attractive; capturing interest

fetching, taking, attractive

adjective, as in having won

victorious, successful

Opposites of winning

lose

What does winning mean?8

verb

1

obtain advantages, such as points, etc.“The home team was gaining ground”

2

attain success or reach a desired goal“The enterprise succeeded”

3

win something through one's efforts“I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese”

4

acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions“its beauty won Paris the name ‘City of Lights’”

5

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious“He won the Gold Medal in skating”

adjective

1

very attractive; capturing interest“a fetching new hairstyle”

2

having won“the victorious entry”

noun

1

succeeding with great difficulty“winning is not everything”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with winning?6

two syllables

spinninginninggrinningthinningpinning

three syllables

beginning
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Winning in a sentence

  • As was expected, he succeeded in winning the prize.letsgolanguages
  • If the only thing that mattered was winning, then we'd be depressed.CK
  • After winning all the matches, he got the title of champion._undertoad
  • If you see yourself winning in your mind, then you'll win.Hybrid
  • Winning is not important, rather, team-work is important.shayan
  • Winning even once would be good for their self-confidence, right?newtonlkh
  • Early lotteries were done by drawing numbers, or winning tickets, from a container.CM
  • If we can contain the opponent's best player, we have a shot at winning.pip

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of winning

as a noun

plural
winnings

as a adjective

comparative
winninger
superlative
winningest