GAINING Synonyms: 252 Similar and Opposite Words

gaining 1 of 2

adjective

as in advancing

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verb

present participle of gain

as in gathering

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

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as in earning

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

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as in recovering

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 increasing

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 achieving

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

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as in persuading

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 gaining

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Supporters portray the Business Improvement District as a fix for years of neglect and crime, while opponents fear gentrification, over-policing and businesses gaining control over public space. —

Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 Now your real job is gaining the king’s favor. —

Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 20 June 2026 Regenerative agriculture is also gaining traction elsewhere. —

Jasmin Sykes, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 So college-bound or not, most teens would be better off working over the summer, gaining experience, skills, and perspective to see the big city beyond Santa Rosa. —

Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Democratic socialists who are gaining power in large cities notched another major win this week, with Janeese Lewis George heavily favored to become the next mayor of the nation’s capital. —

Ben Binday, Washington Post, 19 June 2026 Ivermectin became an ideological flashpoint during the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining popularity as a treatment for the disease among people who distrusted the vaccines and established medical treatment protocols. —

Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 All the while, Pakistan was gaining diplomatic visibility, finding itself in the unusual position of currying favor in Washington while maintaining deep ties with China, Iran and the Gulf states. —

Kyra Colah, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 One ingredient now gaining major attention in skincare and longevity circles is GHK-Cu, a copper peptide that supporters claim may help the body regenerate more effectively and reduce visible signs of aging. —

Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 June 2026

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The intuitive Moon in your 10th House of Career and Status squares information-gathering Mercury in your 7th House of Partnership, pulling leadership choices into relational focus.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2026
Similar storm-clouds are now gathering around Sánchez, a canny politician known for outwitting his opponents.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 June 2026