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Synonyms & Antonyms for gain
Synonyms: Noun
accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, increase, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick
Synonyms: Verb
build up, gather, grow (in), pick up
Antonyms: Noun
abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of gain in a Sentence
Noun
The medication can cause nausea and weight gain. attributed her recent weight gain to the medication she was takingVerb
They stand to gain an advantage over their competitors by getting an early start. What do you hope to gain from this? gain control of the territory Investigators are trying to gain access to the group's financial records. We were unable to gain admission to the club. We need to gain a better understanding of the problem. They had nothing to lose and everything to gain. He first gained attention as a young writer. Her theories are slowly gaining acceptance. I took the job to gain experience.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
When choices are framed in terms of gains, people often become risk-averse, whereas when choices are framed in terms of losses, people often became more willing to take risks. — Laura Kutsch, Scientific American, "Can We Rely on Our Intuition?," 15 Aug. 2019 And let’s be clear: Depriving Americans of their constitutional right to bear arms is the ultimate goal of many on the left who exploit tragedies such as these for political gain. — Rick Scott, The Denver Post, "Rick Scott: I’m a gun owner and NRA member. I support red-flag laws to help stop mass shootings.," 9 Aug. 2019 Instead, doing a third easier workout added some fitness gains compared to just two weekly workouts, but still allowed the muscles to recover. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, "Lifting to Failure Isn’t Always Better," 9 Aug. 2019 Central rule declared just as outfits like JKLF gain strength. — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, "A timeline of key events that shaped the unique identity of Kashmir within India," 5 Aug. 2019 But as people like YouTuber Rich Rebuilds have shown, one Tesla owner’s loss can easily become another’s gain. — Sean O'kane, The Verge, "This Tesla-powered Porsche 912 is the new face of vintage restorations," 1 Aug. 2019 Maybe the risk is much less important than the gain. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Dove Cameron on “Descendants 3”, Growing Up with Disney, and Falling In Love with Thomas Doherty and Herself," 31 July 2019