gain - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

Synonyms

• amplification
• gain

More generic

• increase
• increment

More specific

• loop gain

Noun

the advantageous quality of being beneficial

Synonyms

• gain
• profit

More generic

• advantage
• vantage

More specific

• account
• gainfulness
• lucrativeness
• profitability
• profitableness

Noun

the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

Synonyms

• gain

More generic

• amount
• amount of money
• sum
• sum of money

Opposite / Antonyms

• loss

More specific

• financial gain
• paper profit

Noun

a quantity that is added

Synonyms

• addition
• gain
• increase

More generic

• indefinite quantity

More specific

• accretion

Verb

increase (one's body weight)

Synonyms

• gain
• put on

More generic

• change state
• turn

Opposite / Antonyms

• reduce

More specific

• fill out
• flesh out
• pack on
• round

Verb

increase or develop

Synonyms

• gain
• gather

More generic

• increase

Verb

rise in rate or price

Synonyms

• advance
• gain

More generic

• climb
• mount
• rise
• wax

Verb

obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

Synonyms

• advance
• gain
• gain ground
• get ahead
• make headway
• pull ahead
• win

More specific

• hit
• rack up
• score
• steal
• tally

Opposite / Antonyms

• fall back

Verb

reach a destination, either real or abstract

Synonyms

• arrive at
• attain
• gain
• hit
• make
• reach

More specific

• access
• bottom out
• breast
• catch up
• come through
• culminate
• find
• get at
• get through
• ground
• make
• peak
• run aground
• scale
• summit
• surmount
• top
• top out

Related

• go
• locomote
• move
• travel

Related

• make

Verb

win something through one's efforts

Synonyms

• acquire
• gain
• win

More generic

• acquire
• get

More specific

• cozen

Verb

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Synonyms

• bring in
• clear
• earn
• gain
• make
• pull in
• realise
• realize
• take in

More generic

• acquire
• get

More specific

• bear
• bring home
• eke out
• gross
• pay
• profit
• rake in
• rake off
• shovel in
• squeeze out
• take home
• turn a profit
• yield

Related

• clear
• make
• net
• sack
• sack up

Verb

derive a benefit from

Synonyms

• benefit
• gain
• profit

More generic

• acquire
• get

More specific

• capitalise
• capitalize
• cash in on
• clear
• net
• profiteer
• pyramid
• sack
• sack up
• take advantage

Verb

obtain

Synonyms

• derive
• gain

More generic

• obtain

More specific

• draw
• reap

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