loss

Other forms of loss

plural

losses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about loss

What does loss mean?

loss means "something that is lost". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in loss?

loss has 1 syllable: loss. In IPA it is /ˈlɔs/.

What is another word for loss?

Close synonyms include deprivation, red ink, red, personnel casualty, passing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of loss?

The recorded antonyms are gain.

Is loss a common word?

loss is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.