GAINED Synonyms: 234 Similar and Opposite Words

gained

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past tense of gain

as in gathered

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

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as in earned

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

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as in recovered

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 increased

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 achieved

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

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as in convinced

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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Recent Examples of gained Nvidia also gained more than 2% early Monday after the chipmaker unveiled powerful new chips to bring AI functions into laptops and desktop computers, including those made by Microsoft and Dell set to roll out later this year. —

ABC News, 1 June 2026 Its Claude chatbot has become a popular alternative in the increasingly competitive generative AI market, while Claude Code has gained traction among software developers and enterprise customers looking to automate coding tasks and improve productivity. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 And for able-bodied adults who gained coverage under Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid, Washington covers 90% of the costs. —

Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Humana — Shares gained 8% after the health insurer reaffirmed its guidance. —

Davis Giangiulio,fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 June 2026 California rose in the rankings for its leadership in pro-LGBTQ+ policy while Illinois gained ground for providing protections for access to gender-affirming care, among other measures. —

Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 June 2026 Instead, Sánchez’s party actually gained support while Vox lost more than a third of its seats in Parliament. —

Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 By May, Xavier Becerra, a former Secretary of Health and Human Services, had gained an edge. —

Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Art world figure Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, who gained notoriety with pithy, irreverent gossip and commentary delivered under the pseudonym Jerry Gogosian, was found deceased in a São Paulo hotel room on May 31. —

News Desk, Artforum, 1 June 2026

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As national movements for racial justice gathered momentum a decade ago, students on campuses were also becoming more aware and outspoken about racial harms.

— Ingrid A. Nelson, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The airy confines of the stately home where Allied commanders are gathered provide both the grandeur and the contrast to the minutiae inked out on vast maps in the small hours of the night.

— Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026