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 Yes votes for Measure ER, which only needs 50% of the vote plus one for approval, have slowly gained day after day as more ballots — and in particular, ballots from Election Day or later — were counted. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 June 2026 This will be only the second appearance ever for the nation that gained independence in 1960. —

Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 9 June 2026 The innovation is thanks to a multi-year partnership with Delica Switzerland, the maker of the CoffeeB system, which uses plastic-free coffee balls that have gained traction in parts of Europe. —

Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 June 2026 After the United States gained independence from Britain, Canada remained a colony until 1867 and afterward continued as a constitutional monarchy with a British-style parliamentary system. —

ABC News, 8 June 2026 Unfolding in the picturesque hilltop town of Taormina, which has gained extra fame in recent years as the main location of the second season of The White Lotus, the festival is laying on a mix of starry open-air gala events and a competition program of hardcore arthouse cinema. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 June 2026 At the same time, OpenAI faces rising competition from Anthropic, whose Claude AI models have gained traction among developers and enterprise users. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 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 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