GAIN Synonyms: 317 Similar and Opposite Words

gain 1 of 2

verb

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as in to gather

to gradually increase in our hopes were raised as the movement gained strength

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as in to earn

to receive as return for effort gained her affections with his boyishly shy manner

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as in to recover

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness is steadily gaining after his bout with the flu and will be back on his feet soon

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as in to increase

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number the new version of the car gained in both width and length compared to the earlier model

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as in to achieve

to obtain (as a goal) through effort vowed to gain control of the company by any means necessary

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as in to persuade

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request the radical party was able to gain some supporters with intense recruitment on college campuses

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gain

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noun

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as in increase

something added (as by growth) attributed her recent weight gain to the medication she was taking

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as in profit

the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received the company posted a substantial fourth-quarter gain, signaling an end to their money-losing ventures

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as in revenue

usually gains plural an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property net gains this year were better than last

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Recent Examples of gain

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Steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs gained 18%, while producers Nucor , Steel Dynamics and U.S. Steel rose 6%, 5% and 5%, respectively. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025 That could gain the upper hand if the House remains divided. —

Peter Sullivan, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025

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But payroll gains for the previous two months were revised up by 100,000, depicting an even more robust picture of the labor market at the end of 2024. —

Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Chief Financial Officer Rob O’Hare told CNBC that Affirm’s earnings were boosted by a $60 million gain from a deal in December, when the company repurchased some of its convertible debt at a discount. —

Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for gain

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gain

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The trend has been squarely rising for the past decade, gathering pace in the pandemic, to become a defining way to travel for wealthy privacy-hunters and families looking for a hyper-luxe set-up to fly and flop across the generations.

— Giles Hattersley, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
Images showed masked fighters carrying weapons and gathering around a stage with flags and images depicting Sinwar and other militant leaders.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025