losing Synonym

warrior, combatant, soldier, brawler, pugilist, contender, battler, scrapper, gladiator, champion, duelist, assailant, aggressor, trooper, mercenary, militant, belligerent, bruiser, grappler, ruffian, enforcer, paladin, knight, samurai, ninja, commando, marine, ranger, infantryman, guerrilla, partisan, swashbuckler, avenger, protector, defender, guardian, hero, stalwart, prizefighter [x]

competitor, rival, challenger, contestant, adversary, opponent, aspirant, candidate, entrant, participant [x]

goalie, keeper, netminder, shot-stopper, custodian, netkeeper, guardian, backstop, net guardian, net protector [x]

strategies, tactics, approaches, schemes, blueprints, designs,, plans, roadmaps, frameworks, outlines, scenarios, playbooks, agendas, programs, arrangements, preparations, setups, configurations, plots, courses of action, action plans, game strategies, game tactics, game approaches, game schemes, game blueprints, game designs, game methods, game plans, game roadmaps, game frameworks, game outlines, game scenarios, game playbooks, game agendas, game programs, game arrangements, game preparations, game setups, game configurations, game plots, game courses of action, game action plans [x]

regression, backslide, deterioration, recurrence, setback, return, reversion worsening, fallback, lapse, decline, slip, retrogression, slide, slip back, fall back, backsliding, recrudescence, reoccurrence, degeneration [x]

slip, error, mistake, blunder, oversight, fault, failure, misstep, omission, drop, decline, deterioration, regression, backslide, relapse, break, interruption, pause, interval, gap, hiatus, cessation, suspension, discontinuation, break-off, halt, stop, standstill, freeze, stasis, intermission, recess, respite, breather, letup, lull, abeyance, quiescence, dormancy, inactivity, inaction, stagnation, torpor, hibernation [x]

relapse, regress, revert, lapse, fall back, slip back, deteriorate, decline, worsen, retrogress, degenerate, recidivate, backtrack, fall off, slip up [x]

hint, clue, indication, suggestion, lead, pointer, signal, cue, heads-up, advice, alert, warning, forewarning, notification, information, intimation, whisper, word, tip, nod, inkling, notion, suspicion, warning sign, red flag, heads up, advisory, caution, premonition, foreknowledge, advance notice, early warning [x]

booting, striking, hitting, punting, thumping, smashing, pounding, stomping, tramping, trouncing, walloping, whacking, bashing, clobbering, drubbing, hammering, pummeling, slamming, socking, swatting [x]

conquer, overcome, vanquish, subdue, crush,, beat, trounce, overthrow, subjugate, annihilate, best, outdo, outclass, surpass, overwhelm, humble, thrash, drub, lick, clobber, demolish, smash, flatten, shellac, whup, pummel, trample, outfight, outmaneuver, outgun, outmatch, outstrip, overpower, outwit, outsmart, worst, undo, foil, thwart, frustrate, neutralize, discomfit, rout, repulse, repudiate, quash, quell, suppress [x]

boot, punt, strike, hit, smash, thump, wallop, whack, bash, sock, clout, cuff, blow, knock, bang, punch, jab, swipe, crack, pop, slug, belt, biff, clobber, pummel, thwack, lash, flick, nudge, shove, push, thrust, propel, drive, launch, fling, hurl, toss, lob, pitch, chuck, heave, catapult, sling, shoot, fire [x]

conquers, overcomes, vanquishes, subdues, trounces, beats, bests, crushes, routs, overthrows, outmatches, outclasses, surpasses, overwhelms, annihilates, thrashes, smashes, whips, clobbers, drubs, flattens, humbles, outdoes, outperforms, outstrips, prevails over, triumphs over, wins against, outmaneuvers, outwits, outsmarts, outfoxes, outplays, outdistances, outpaces, outlasts, outguns, outpowers, outmuscles, outshines, eclipses, excels, transcends [x]

ineptly, unskillfully, clumsily, poorly, inadequately, inefficiently, unprofessionally, bunglingly, maladroitly, amateurishly, awkwardly, badly, carelessly, fecklessly, haphazardly, heedlessly, ignorantly, inexpertly, negligently, sloppily, uncoordinatedly, unhandily, unpracticedly, untrainedly, unwisely, blunderingly, botchedly, crudely, faultily, gracelessly, ham-fistedly, inaptly, inartfully, inconsiderately, indiscreetly, ineffectively, infelicitously, insensitively, maladaptively, maladjustedly, mismanagedly, oafishly, tactlessly, thoughtlessly, ungracefully, unmindfully, unrefinedly, unsophisticatedly [x]

gatherings, assemblies, meetings, conventions, congregations, demonstrations, protests, marches, parades, convocations, summits, forums, symposiums, conferences, sessions, get-togethers, meetups, reunions, huddles, powwows, jamborees, conclaves, sit-ins, vigils, flash mobs, sit-downs, walkouts, mass meetings, public meetings, town halls, rallies [x]

inefficiency, ineptitude, incompetence, inadequacy, uselessness, fut, unproductiveness, impotence, incapacity, ineffectuality, inefficacy, unfitness, unskillfulness, unworkability, powerlessness, weakness, failure, deficiency, inability, insufficiency, worthlessness, feebleness, unprofitability, unserviceability, unfruitfulness, unavailingness, inefficaciousness, inefficacity [x]