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Lost

Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.

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Confiscate 84% connected

Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited.

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Confiscate 84% connected

Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited.

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Cursed 84% connected

of Curse

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Cursed 84% connected

of Curse

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Damned 84% connected

of Damn

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Damned 84% connected

of Damn

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Destroyed 84% connected

of Destroy

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Destroyed 84% connected

of Destroy

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Doomed 84% connected

of Doom

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Doomed 84% connected

of Doom

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Forfeit 84% connected

Injury; wrong; mischief.

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Forfeit 84% connected

Injury; wrong; mischief.

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Forfeited 84% connected

of Forfeit

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Forfeited 84% connected

of Forfeit

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Hopeless 84% connected

Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Hopeless 84% connected

Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Incomprehensible 84% connected

Not capable of being contained within limits.

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Incomprehensible 84% connected

Not capable of being contained within limits.

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Irrecoverable 84% connected

Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury.

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Irrecoverable 84% connected

Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury.

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Mislaid 84% connected

of Mislay

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Mislaid 84% connected

of Mislay

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Misplaced 84% connected

of Misplace

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Misplaced 84% connected

of Misplace

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Missing 84% connected

of Miss

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Missing 84% connected

of Miss

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Perplexed 84% connected

of Perplex

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Perplexed 84% connected

of Perplex

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Ruined 84% connected

of Ruin

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Ruined 84% connected

of Ruin

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Squandered 84% connected

of Squander

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Squandered 84% connected

of Squander

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Stray 84% connected

To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

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Stray 84% connected

To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

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Straying 84% connected

of Stray

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Straying 84% connected

of Stray

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Thoughtful 84% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Thoughtful 84% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Unredeemed 84% connected

Not redeemed.

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Unredeemed 84% connected

Not redeemed.

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Wasted 84% connected

of Waste

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Wasted 84% connected

of Waste

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Broader term 1

People 76% connected

The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.

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Confusion 74% connected

The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.

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Confusion 74% connected

The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.

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See also 8

Unregenerated 66% connected

Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at enmity with God.

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Unregenerated 66% connected

Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at enmity with God.

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Synonym 10

Baffled 92% connected

of Baffle

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Befuddled 92% connected

of Befuddle

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Bewildered 92% connected

of Bewilder

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Confounded 92% connected

of Confound

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Confused 92% connected

of Confuse

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Doomed 92% connected

of Doom

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Helpless 92% connected

Destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend one's self; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless infant.

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Mazed 92% connected

of Maze

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Missed 92% connected

of Miss

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Preoccupied 92% connected

of Preoccupy

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