Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

VICTORY

defeat

The most appropriate antonym of the word victory is defeat.

• Victory means a successful outcome of a contest or conflict.
• Defeat means the loss of a contest or conflict.

The other words do not have the same meaning as victory and are therefore not antonyms.

• Draw means a tie or a game that ends with neither team winning.
• Win means to be successful in a contest or conflict.
• Result means the outcome of an event or action.