What is another word for pyrrhic?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɪrhɪk], [ pˈɪrhɪk], [ p_ˈɪ_r_h_ɪ_k]
Related words:
-the military victory of Pyrrhus of Epirus over the Romans in 275 BC
-a victory that achieves an overall net loss
-a victory in which the victor is positively affected but the loser is negatively affected more
-Pyrrhic victory examples
-successful and unsuccessful battles with a pyrrhic outcome
Synonyms for Pyrrhic:
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adj.
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n.
• dibrach Other relevant words:
- Amphimacer ,
- Anacrusis ,
- Antispast ,
- Antispastic ,
- Arsis ,
- Bacchius ,
- Cretic ,
- Dimeter ,
- Dipody ,
- Dochmiac ,
- Epitrite ,
- Molossus ,
- Mora ,
- Paeon ,
- Pentapody ,
- Proceleusmatic ,
- Rex ,
- Tetrapody ,
- Tribrach ,
- Trimeter ,
- Tripody ,
- ability ,
- accent ,
- accentuation ,
- amphibrach ,
- anapest ,
- baron ,
- beat ,
- bootless ,
- cadence ,
- cadenced ,
- caesura ,
- catalexis ,
- ceremonial dance ,
- chloriamb ,
- colon ,
- costly ,
- counterpoint ,
- crown ,
- dactyl ,
- dactylic ,
- dactylic hexameter ,
- diaeresis ,
- elegiac ,
- elegiac couplet ,
- emperor ,
- emphasis ,
- empty ,
- exponent ,
- foot ,
- force ,
- fruitless ,
- futile ,
- heptameter ,
- heroic couplet ,
- hexameter ,
- hollow ,
- iamb ,
- iambic ,
- iambic pentameter ,
- ictus ,
- index ,
- ineffective ,
- ionic ,
- jingle ,
- king ,
- lilt ,
- magnate ,
- male monarch ,
- meaningless ,
- measure ,
- measured ,
- meter ,
- metric ,
- metrical ,
- metrical foot ,
- metrical unit ,
- metron ,
- moghul ,
- mogul ,
- movement ,
- numbers ,
- office ,
- pentameter ,
- period ,
- pointless ,
- potency ,
- power ,
- powerfulness ,
- profitless ,
- prosodic ,
- quantity ,
- rhythm ,
- rhythmic ,
- rhythmical ,
- ritual dance ,
- ritual dancing ,
- ruler ,
- scanning ,
- senseless ,
- spondaic ,
- spondee ,
- sprung rhythm ,
- stress ,
- superpower ,
- swing ,
- syzygy ,
- tetrameter ,
- thesis ,
- trochaic ,
- trochee ,
- tycoon ,
- unavailing ,
- unprofitable ,
- vain ,
- valueless ,
- worthless .
How to use "Pyrrhic" in context?
Some words that may be associated with " pyrrhic " are " victory " and " defeat ". When something is " Pyrrhic ", it is usually obtained at a heavy cost, with little to show for it. For example, a Pyrrhic victory might mean that the victor achieves their goal, but at great cost. Alternatively, a Pyrrhic defeat might mean that the loser suffers great damage or even loss, with no chance of redemption. These terms are often used in fields such as sports and warfare, where achieving a victory or defeating an opponent can have very different consequences.
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- Synonyms:
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