winless

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adjective

Having never won; without a win; unsuccessful.

Similar
unsuccessful
Opposite
undefeated
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English win →
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Meanings

adjectivewinless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving never won; without a win; unsuccessful.

    Rovers arrived in the Black Country in a certain amount of turmoil with Kean winless in his first two matches, including a home defeat to Stoke on Boxing Day,

    2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
undefeated

adjectivehaving no wins

Similar
unsuccessful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishwin
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishwinless

From win + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

winless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winless

MLA

“winless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winless.

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