Gain

Antonyms for gain:

reduction, reduce, decrease, spend, deduction, loss, lose, weaken, fail, Diminishment, decline, shrinkage, disadvantage, expenditure.

Synonyms for gain:

Sense 1

seize on, buy, scrounge, reunite, perquisite, exact, teach, harvest, accrue, fall into, bag, jump at, opportunism, mooch, prosper, convalesce, throw together, wrest, get out of, opportunist, nab, capitalize on, trade on, latch onto, inherit, reclaim, tap, score off, bludge, scoop up.

Sense 2

source, grab, recover, snap up, finesse, augmentation, snag, exploit, scoop, find, recuperate, take out, tick away, lie with, hope, perk up, proceeds, cop, enjoy, deserve, profit from, improve.

Sense 3

rally, capitalize, accept, extract, milk.

Sense 5

make of, carry off, merit.

Sense 6

repay, tick.

Sense 7

mend, pay.

Sense 13

return.

acquire

get hold of, latch onto.

advantage

interest.

bag

shoot.

cheer

perk up.

come on

make headway.

learn

soak up.

look up

shape up.

profit

pelf.

prosper

prosper.

pull-in

pull in.

recruit

recoup.

remuneration

compensation.

take

take.

take-in

take in.

Other synonyms and related words:

accretion, earn, appreciate, make, increase, receive, have, arrive, return, find, get ahead, get to, arrive at, come by, get along, reach, carry, increment, accession, procure, make headway, amplification, come to, rise, growth, augmentation, HIT, acquire, avail, gain ground, attain, fetch, strike.

Sense 1 (noun)

accretion, development.

Sense 2 (noun)

receipts, accept, find.

Sense 3 (noun)

land, arrive, come by, enter.

Sense 4 (noun)

cop.

Sense 5 (noun)

rate, deserve, merit.

Sense 6 (noun)

jump at, exploit, pull down.

Sense 8 (noun)

capitalize.

Sense 9 (noun)

build up.

Sense 11 (noun)

perk up, convalesce, mend, improve, rally, recover, recuperate.

acquisition (noun)

addition, collection, acquisition, purchase, assumption, accumulation, annexation, procurement, appropriation, claim.

addition (noun)

raise.

attribute (noun)

profit.

benefit (noun)

promotion, prosperity, boon, bonus, progress, blessing, benefit, favor, advantage, success, profit, good.

gain (noun)

realize, win, realise, arrive at, make, derive, gain ground, amplification, put on, attain, benefit, addition, pull ahead, reach, profit, earn, increase, HIT, advance, get ahead, make headway, clear, bring in.

improvement (noun)

refinement, betterment, enrichment, development, furtherance, embellishment, advancement, elaboration, correction, Garnishment, enhancement, renovation, improvement, progression.

increase (noun)

elaboration.

quantity (noun)

addition, increase.

victory (noun)

triumph, win.

acquire, win (verb)

make, attain, land, have, get, build up, obtain, clear, accomplish, capture, achieve, reach, expand, earn, grow, bring in, procure, promote, rack up, gather, enlarge, secure, reap, realize, collect, harvest, net, succeed, score, improve.

approach (verb)

approach, come, close, converge, access, impend, near, advance, loom.

body (verb)

put on.

capture (verb)

snare, catch, collar, achieve, seize, arrest, capture, apprehend, occupy, win, secure, get, abduct, take, obtain.

change (verb)

advance, gather.

possession (verb)

win, acquire, derive.

Usage examples for gain:

• That which she might gain was so much! - "The Duke's Children", Anthony Trollope.
• " Then you can wait for that time," said Jack, " for you will gain no information from me." - "The Second String", Nat Gould.
• You think they'll trust the girls and make friends with them and, later, an older person will be able to gain their confidence. - "Rainbow Hill", Josephine Lawrence.