Synonyms and Antonyms of gaining
1
to gradually increase in
- our hopes were raised as the movement gained strength
doubling (in), tripling (in)
accruing, accumulating, amassing
exciting, stimulating
enhancing, enlarging, enriching, expanding, extending, maximizing
boosting, elevating, jacking (up), mounting, ramping (up), stepping up
2
to receive as return for effort
- gained her affections with his boyishly shy manner
acquiring, attaining, bagging, bringing in, capturing, carrying, coming by, drawing, earning, garnering, getting, knocking down, landing, making, obtaining, procuring, pulling down, realizing, reaping, securing, winning
clearing, grossing, netting
accomplishing, achieving, notching (up), scoring
accumulating, amassing, drawing, racking up
catching, picking up
annexing, occupying, taking over
reacquiring, reattaining, recapturing, regaining, remaking
3
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
ailing, collapsing, coming down, sickening
declining, degenerating, deteriorating, fading, failing, languishing, sinking, wasting (away), weakening, wilting, withering, worsening
regressing, relapsing
4
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
accelerating, accumulating, appreciating, ballooning, booming, building up, burgeoning (also bourgeoning), climbing, enlarging, escalating, expanding, increasing, mounting, multiplying, mushrooming, proliferating, rising, rolling up, snowballing, spreading, swelling, waxing
jumping, rocketing, skyrocketing, surging
heightening, intensifying, redoubling
blowing up, bulking, distending, inflating, puffing (up)
crescendoing, cresting, peaking
5
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
- vowed to gain control of the company by any means necessary
achieving, attaining, bagging, chalking up, clocking (up) [chiefly British], hitting, logging, making, notching (up), racking up, ringing up, scoring, winning
acquiring, capturing, carrying, drawing, garnering, getting, landing, making, obtaining, procuring, realizing, securing
amounting (to), approaching, equaling (or equalling), matching, measuring up (to), meeting, rivaling (or rivalling), touching, tying (or tieing)
beating, excelling, outdoing, surpassing, topping
6
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
arguing, bringing, bringing around, converting, convincing, getting, inducing, moving, persuading, prevailing (on or upon), satisfying, talking (into), winning (over)
blandishing, blarneying, cajoling, coaxing, entreating, exhorting, fast-talking, urging, wheedling
alluring, beguiling, leading on, luring, seducing, snowing, tempting
brainwashing, overpersuading
inclining, influencing, moving, prompting, selling, swaying
attracting, drawing, enticing, interesting
chewing over, conversing, debating, discussing, disputing, hashing (over), mooting
reasoning (with)
