Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Run into
Run into verb - Collide violently with an obstacle.
Lose is an antonym for run into in topics: happen upon, collide, happen on, lay hands on, bang into.
Both terms in one sentence
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Escort Mission: The horribly frustrating alchemist in Fracture Hills, who goes out of his way to run into enemies and specifically tries to lose you to go run into an enemy near the end of the run.
- In the latter, enemies even lose their unit's turn if they run into one of your units, just the same as you do.
Source: The All-Seeing A.I. - The only saving grace is that if you do run into her and lose, you still continue with your arcade run.
Source: SNK Boss / Other Fighting Games
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Run into and Lose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lose/run_into
Lose & Run into. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lose/run_into>.
Run into or Lose. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lose/run_into.
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