Synonyms of earning

earning

verb

present participle of earn

1

as in winning

to receive as return for effort

during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winning
• gaining
• garnering
• reaping
• making
• obtaining
• getting
• attaining
• securing
• landing
• acquiring
• realizing
• capturing
• achieving
• procuring
• carrying
• drawing
• bagging
• bringing in
• pulling down
• coming by
• knocking down
• scoring
• accumulating
• accomplishing
• grossing
• netting
• amassing
• regaining
• occupying
• catching
• clearing
• recapturing
• annexing
• notching (up)
• taking over
• remaking
• racking up
• reacquiring
• picking up
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• paying
• giving
• granting
• according
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• parting (with)
• handing over

2

as in deserving

to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)

you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deserving
• meriting
• rating
• entitling
• qualifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of earning

Students at Sacramento New Technology Early College High School are required to take college courses before earning their high school diploma, a model school leaders say is unique in California. — James Taylor, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

For many young women, the long-standing American tradition of earning badges through community outreach activities and, yes, rampant cookie selling is the first step in a life devoted to public service. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026

Those earning $75,000 or less will have tuition, standard housing, and meal plans fully covered. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Yan also directed an episode of the HBO series Succession, earning an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Blending ambient textures, trip-hop, techno and drum-and-bass into a new sonic language for mainstream pop, Orbit co-created an album that revitalized Madonna’s career while earning multiple Grammys and influencing a generation of producers. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026

Pete Fairbanks, the Marlins’ fifth pitcher, threw just seven pitches while earning his 16th save with a perfect ninth. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

That season, Samuel had 77 receptions for 1,405 yards and six touchdowns, plus 59 carries for 365 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground, earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The Newsoms reported earning about $341,000 to $417,000 in state wages between 2021 and 2024, mainly from Newsom’s gubernatorial salary. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026