no-win

adjective

Bound to end in failure.

“no-win situation”

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unsuccessful
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Meanings

adjectiveno-win (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBound to end in failure.

    no-win situation

    1 more example

    We're in a no-win situation: if we move, they kill us; if we stay, we starve.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecertain to end in failure and disappointment

Similar
unsuccessful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From no + win.

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Cite this entry
APA

no-win. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-win

MLA

“no-win.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-win. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no-win,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-win.

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