Gain Synonyms and Antonyms

gān
To obtain possession or control of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. get
  2. win
  3. capture
  4. take
  5. advance
  6. derive
  7. pull-ahead
  8. cop
  9. make-headway
  10. get ahead
  11. gain-ground
Antonyms:
  1. fall back
To win
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. get
  2. obtain
  3. win
  4. acquire
  5. come by
  6. cash in on
  7. procure
  8. secure
  9. earn
  10. land
  11. pick up
Antonyms:
  1. lose
  2. miss
  3. pass
  4. spend
  5. waste
  6. forfeit
  7. exhaust
To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. get
  2. deserve
  3. earn
  4. merit
  5. win
  6. rate
To receive, as wages, for one's labor
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. earn
  2. get
  3. make
  4. win
  5. pull down
To increase
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. augment
  2. build up
  3. expand
  4. gather
  5. enlarge
  6. develop
Excess of returns over expenditures
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. earnings
  2. profit
  3. receipts
  4. amplification
  5. winnings
  6. return
Antonyms:
  1. loss
  2. waste
  3. forfeit
  4. forfeiture
  5. expenditure
To derive advantage
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. profit
  2. benefit
  3. capitalize
To reach (a goal or objective)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. arrive at
  2. attain
  3. come to
  4. get to
To regain one's health
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. come around
  2. convalesce
  3. improve
  4. mend
  5. put-on
  6. perk up
  7. rally
  8. recover
  9. recuperate
Antonyms:
  1. reduce
  2. lose
Acquire
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. commercial
  2. compensatory
  3. gainful
  4. mercenary
  5. profitable
  6. remunerative
  7. remuneratory
  8. venal
Antonyms:
  1. lose

Words Related to Gain

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Gain Sentence Examples

  • All they gain is a sense of contributing.

  • My loss is your gain, Josh.

  • Worst of all, it had all been to gain access to money she could have had without protest.

  • Had the idea only been a clever method to gain favors?

  • She let up on the accelerator long enough to gain control of the vehicle.

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