Synonyms and Antonyms of gain

synonym (synonym of gain)

  • (noun.quantity)
    addition, increase
    a quantity that is added (noun.quantity)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    profit
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    amplification
    the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input (noun.attribute)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    derive
    obtain (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    acquire, win
    win something through one's efforts (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    benefit, profit
    derive a benefit from (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    arrive at, attain, hit, make, reach
    reach a destination, either real or abstract (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    advance, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win
    obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.change)
    advance
    rise in rate or price (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    gather
    increase or develop (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    bring in, clear, earn, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in
    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.body)
    put on
    increase (one's body weight) (verb.body)
     

antonym (antonym of gain)

hypernym (gain IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a quantity that is added (noun.quantity)
    indefinite quantity
    an estimated quantity (noun.quantity)
     
  • increase (one's body weight) (verb.body)
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)
     
  • increase or develop (verb.change)
    increase
    become bigger or greater in amount (verb.change)
     
  • obtain (verb.possession)
    obtain
    come into possession of (verb.possession)
     
  • rise in rate or price (verb.change)
    climb, mount, rise, wax
    go up or advance (verb.change)
     
  • the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
    advantage, vantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position (noun.attribute)
     
  • the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating (noun.possession)
    amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money
    a quantity of money (noun.possession)
     
  • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input (noun.attribute)
    increase, increment
    the amount by which something increases (noun.event)
     
  • win something through one's efforts (verb.possession)
    acquire, get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF gain relation)

  • a quantity that is added (noun.quantity)
    accretion
    something contributing to growth or increase (noun.quantity)
     
  • derive a benefit from (verb.possession)
    cash in on
    take advantage of or capitalize on (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    profiteer
    make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    capitalise, capitalize, take advantage
    draw advantages from (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    pyramid
    enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    clear, net, sack, sack up
    make as a net profit (verb.possession)
     
  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
    eke out, squeeze out
    make by laborious and precarious means (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    profit, turn a profit
    make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    rake off
    take money from an illegal transaction (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    bring home, take home
    earn as a salary or wage (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    rake in, shovel in
    earn large sums of money (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    gross
    earn before taxes, expenses, etc. (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    bear, pay, yield
    bring in (verb.possession)
     
  • increase (one's body weight) (verb.body)
    fill out, flesh out, round
    become round, plump, or shapely (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    pack on
    gain (weight) (verb.body)
     
  • obtain (verb.possession)
    draw, reap
    get or derive (verb.possession)
     
  • obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (verb.competition)
    steal
    steal a base (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    hit, rack up, score, tally
    gain points in a game (verb.competition)
     
  • reach a destination, either real or abstract (verb.motion)
    catch up
    reach the point where one should be after a delay (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    scale, surmount
    reach the highest point of (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    access, get at
    reach or gain access to (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bottom out
    reach the low point (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    peak, top out
    to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    breast, summit
    reach the summit (of a mountain) (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    top
    reach or ascend the top of (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    make
    reach in time (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    find
    succeed in reaching; arrive at (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    culminate
    reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    come through, get through
    succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    ground, run aground
    hit or reach the ground (verb.motion)
     
  • the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
    account
    the quality of taking advantage (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    gainfulness, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness
    the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit (noun.attribute)
     
  • the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating (noun.possession)
    financial gain
    the amount of monetary gain (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    paper profit
    an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price (noun.possession)
     
  • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input (noun.attribute)
    loop gain
    (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input (noun.attribute)
     
  • win something through one's efforts (verb.possession)
    cozen
    cheat or trick (verb.possession)
     

entail (entailment relations of gain)

  • reach a destination, either real or abstract (verb.motion)
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
     

verb group (gain is verb group of ....)

  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
    clear, net, sack, sack up
    make as a net profit (verb.possession)
     
  • reach a destination, either real or abstract (verb.motion)
    make
    reach in time (verb.motion)
     

derivation (.... is derived from gain)

  • a quantity that is added (noun.quantity)
    increase
    make bigger or more (verb.change)
     
  • derive a benefit from (verb.possession)
    benefit, welfare
    something that aids or promotes well-being (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    gain, profit
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
     
  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
    earner, wage earner
    someone who earn wages in return for their labor (noun.person)
     
  • increase (one's body weight) (verb.body)
    gainer, weight gainer
    a person who gains weight (noun.person)
     
  • obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (verb.competition)
    win
    a victory (as in a race or other competition) (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.person)
    gainer
    a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits) (noun.person)
     
  • reach a destination, either real or abstract (verb.motion)
    attainment
    arrival at a new stage (noun.act)
     
  • rise in rate or price (verb.change)
    advance, rise
    increase in price or value (noun.act)
     
  • the advantageous quality of being beneficial (noun.attribute)
    benefit, gain, profit
    derive a benefit from (verb.possession)
     
  • win something through one's efforts (verb.possession)
    winning
    succeeding with great difficulty (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    achiever, succeeder, success, winner
    a person with a record of successes (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    winner
    a gambler who wins a bet (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    profits, win, winnings
    something won (especially money) (noun.possession)
     
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