winning

Plural: winnings

Noun

• Money or prizes gained from a game, competition, or bet.
• succeeding with great difficulty
  • "winning is not everything"
• The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
• The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
• A new opening.
• The portion of a coalfield out for working.

Verb

• be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
• win something through one's efforts
• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
• attain success or reach a desired goal
• present participle and gerund of win

Adjective Satellite

• having won
  • "the winning team"
• very attractive; capturing interest
  • "a winning personality"

Adj

• That constitutes a win.
• That leads to success.
• Attractive.

Examples

• His large WINNING on the triple word score put him far ahead in Words With Friends.
• Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.

Synonyms

acquire, advance, bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, fetching, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, succeed, taking, victorious, win

Antonyms

fail, fall back, lose

Related Words

award-winning, multi-award-winning, win, winner, winning mentality, winninger, winningest, winnings

Anagrams of winning