GAINS Synonyms: 263 Similar and Opposite Words

gains 1 of 2

verb

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present tense third-person singular of gain

as in gathers

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

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as in wins

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

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as in recovers

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 increases

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 achieves

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

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as in convinces

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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gains

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noun

plural of gain

as in revenue

an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property net gains this year were better than last

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Recent Examples of gains

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And as analytics capabilities improve, old data gains new meaning. —

Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Even if a party besides the junta’s proxy party, the Union Solidarity & Development Party, gains a foothold in the election, the military is already guaranteed a quarter of the seats in both houses of parliament under the 2008 constitution. —

Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Jan. 2026 One rarely gains a sense of what people look like (beyond the son’s bulky physique and shambling movements, in which the mother ‘caught a flash of her brother’). —

Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Stevenson gains yards and Henderson has been getting stuffed at the line of scrimmage. —

Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026 Anyone who purchases a rodeo ticket also gains same-day access to the Stock Show grounds. —

Brayden Garcia january 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026 Washington, meanwhile, gains a high-usage playmaker to elevate an offense currently ranked near the bottom of the league in guard production and efficiency, though the Wizards are not expected to pursue an immediate extension until evaluating Young's health following recent knee and quad injuries. —

Sam Crenshaw, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026 Private healing gains power as Venus meets Mars in your 12th House of Solitude. —

Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026 But our fear is that while the big movies might get bigger, the mid-size to smaller movies will continue to see the bottom fall out, and the overall box office gains year-to-year will be modest. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026

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Calls for a global wealth tax, massive new aid commitments, or other significant expansions of state redistribution often rest on the premise that trade and free enterprise have failed to deliver shared gains. —

Chelsea Follett, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026 Raw land can rise in value, but over time, those gains don’t keep pace with stocks, private equity or the original businesses that generated the wealth to begin with. —

Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026 About 9% of all recycled products collected are reused, so in any flow chart of pollution, there are many places where nonprofits can make gains. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026 Just as important, gains were broader than in prior years. —

Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026 Even then, our past productivity gains have always included sporadic technological innovations. —

Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 When the stock finally gets momentum, Cramer said the sellers appear, eroding the gains. —

Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026 The Texans stifled the Steelers rushing attack and harassed Aaron Rodgers so extensively — sacking him four times, hitting him 12 times — that the future Hall of Fame quarterback scarcely had time to wait for plays to develop and repeatedly dumped the ball off for short gains. —

Mike Jones, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026 Then the heirs settle any outstanding loans by selling the deceased’s assets, and the gains that piled up during their lifetime aren’t subject to taxation. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026

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Every December, the global travel industry gathers to discuss that very question (and more) at the International Luxury Travel Marketplace (ILTM) in Cannes, France.

— Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
As the Chinese men shoot the breeze and play cards, a mob of armed white miners gathers over the hill and encroaches on the unsuspecting outsiders.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026