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 Chavez-DeRemer, a former Oregon House Republican, gained unusual union backing including from the Teamsters, but skeptics questioned her commitment to pro-worker policies in the GOP administration. —

Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Marvell Technology gained nearly 6% on Monday amid reports that Google will use the chip design firm for two new chips to power artificial intelligence workloads. —

Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 Working as a stand-up for 10+ years — first, in Florida, before beginning to tour nationally — Shaw first gained national attention in 2020 with her TikToks claiming to be related to Jim Carrey due to her uncanny resemblance and ‘rubbery’ facial features. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026 During his presidency, Radev gained a reputation as being sympathetic to Russia. —

ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 Others are former legacy news anchors, who have gained traction by slinging challenging oratory. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 Concettina ai Tre Santi Young pizzaiolo Ciro Oliva transformed his family’s historic pizzeria in Rione Sanità into a buzzy destination for pizza aficionados and gained a bit of a cult following in the process. —

Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026 One notable exception was Hungary’s flagship BUX index, which gained 3% in Budapest following national elections that ended Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-years in power. —

Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026 Haliburton, 26, said he's lost part of his eyebrow and gained significant weight while recovering from the illness during a media availability at the Pacers facility on Monday, April 13, roughly 10 months after the NBA star tore his right achilles in the NBA Finals. —

Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026

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On April 9, its last off day before a 17-game stretch, the unit gathered at a steakhouse in Milwaukee.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Aired already on primetime VRT and at the same time on VRT MAX, the broadcaster’s online platform, the series was well-received by the audience and gathered both news attention and a great word-of-mouth, with good completion rates and high talk value.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026