Achieve and Lose

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Achieve

Achieve verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.
Usage example: finally achieved stardom
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Lose is an antonym for achieve in reach a goal topic.
Nearby Words: achievement, achieved, achievable, achieving, achiever

Lose

Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
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Achieve is an antonym for lose in topics: escape, mislay, be defeated.
Nearby Words: loser, losing
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Common collocations

power achieve power lose power
life achieve life lose life
balance achieve balance lose balance
status achieve status lose status
Other words: control, time, way, level, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / American Pop Pete being the only one that manages to achieve genuine musical stardom is partially due to the fact that the failures of his forefathers made it so that he had nothing left to lose.
    Source: Western Animation / American Pop
  • Comic Book / DMZ The FSA commander comments that his objective is not to achieve victory but simply not lose.
    Source: Comic Book / DMZ
  • Sisko's crew naturally lose, since Vulcans are biologically faster and stronger than humans and most of the Niners have never played baseball before, but they achieve a moral victory nonetheless.
    Source: Fantastic Racism / Live-Action TV
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