lost
people who are destined to die soon (Freq. 1)
- the agony of the doomed was in his voice
• Syn:
doomed
• Derivationally related forms:
doomed (for: doomed)
• Hypernyms:
people
1. no longer in your possession or control;
unable to be found or recovered (Freq. 5)
- a lost child
- lost friends
- his lost book
- lost opportunities
• Ant:
found
• Similar to:
mislaid, misplaced, gone, missing, squandered,
wasted, stray, straying
2. having lost your bearings;
confused as to time or place or personal identity (Freq. 5)
- I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
- the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
• Syn:
confused, disoriented
• Similar to:
unoriented
• Derivationally related forms:
confusedness (for: confused)
3. spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed (Freq. 3)
- lost souls
- a lost generation
- a lost ship
- the lost platoon
• Ant:
saved
• Similar to:
cursed, damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved,
destroyed, ruined
• See Also:
cursed, curst, unregenerate, unregenerated
4. not gained or won (Freq. 2)
- a lost battle
- a lost prize
• Ant:
won
• Similar to:
confiscate, forfeit, forfeited
5. incapable of being recovered or regained (Freq. 2)
- his lost honor
• Similar to:
unrecoverable, irrecoverable
6. not caught with the senses or the mind (Freq. 1)
- words lost in the din
• Syn:
missed
• Similar to:
incomprehensible, uncomprehensible
7. unable to function;
without help
• Syn:
helpless
• Similar to:
hopeless
• Derivationally related forms:
helplessness (for: helpless)
8. deeply absorbed in thought
- as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
- lost in thought
- a preoccupied frown
• Syn:
bemused, deep in thought, preoccupied
• Similar to:
thoughtful
• Derivationally related forms:
preoccupancy (for: preoccupied)
9. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
filled with bewilderment
- obviously bemused by his questions
- bewildered and confused
- a cloudy and confounded philosopher
- just a mixed-up kid
- she felt lost on the first day of school
• Syn:
baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded,
confused, mazed, mixed-up, at sea
• Similar to:
perplexed
• Derivationally related forms:
confusedness (for: confused)
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