gaining

The word “gaining” has 2 syllables: gain-ing.

It's pronounced as /ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/.


What is synonym and antonym for gaining?

In the thesaurus, “gaining” has 61 synonyms and 47 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gaining along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gaining

  • abduction
  • accelerating
  • accumulating
  • achieving
  • acknowledgment
  • addition
  • admission
  • advancing
  • affluent
  • apprehension
  • approval
  • arrest
  • attaining
  • bringing
  • compliance
  • confiscation
  • consent
  • convincing
  • cooperation
  • earning
  • encouraging
  • expanding
  • fortuitous
  • fulfillment
  • gain
  • garnering
  • gathering
  • getting
  • happy
  • healing
  • healthy
  • helpful
  • imprisonment
  • improving
  • increasing
  • lucky
  • making
  • obtaining
  • occupation
  • okay
  • permission
  • persuading
  • procurement
  • profitable
  • prosperous
  • purchase
  • realization
  • reaping
  • recognition
  • recovering
  • recovery
  • rising
  • satisfying
  • seizure
  • successful
  • swelling
  • taking
  • wealthy
  • well-off
  • winning
  • yes

Antonyms for gaining

  • ailing
  • arrested
  • collapsing
  • coming down
  • contracting
  • declining
  • decreasing
  • denial
  • destitute
  • deteriorating
  • deterring
  • diminishing
  • disadvantageous
  • disagreement
  • disapproval
  • discouraging
  • dissension
  • dissuading
  • ended
  • fading
  • failing
  • giving
  • granting
  • halted
  • hopeless
  • lacking
  • letting go
  • losing
  • loss
  • missing
  • needy
  • opposition
  • paying
  • poor
  • refusal
  • release
  • sinking
  • stalled
  • stopped
  • unfortunate
  • unlucky
  • unprofitable
  • unsuccessful
  • veto
  • wanting
  • weakening
  • worsening

Meanings of gaining

  • verb
    1. To acquire possession of.
    2. To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.
    3. To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.
    4. To increase.
    5. To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.
    6. To reach.
    7. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
    8. To put on weight.
    9. (of a clock or watch) To run fast.
  • noun
    1. Gain; profit.

Example Sentences

  • She was gaining confidence with every successful presentation.
  • Despite the challenges, the team kept gaining ground in the competition.
  • The stock market was gaining momentum after a series of positive economic reports.
  • The explorers were gaining altitude as they climbed the steep mountain.
  • Through consistent effort, she was gaining new skills and knowledge in her chosen field.

On this page you'll find 108 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gaining, such as: abduction, accelerating, accumulating, achieving, acknowledgment, addition, admission.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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bagging

earning

garnering

  • accumulating
  • amassing
  • assembling
  • assortment
  • collecting
  • collection
  • corralling
  • earning
  • gaining
  • gathering
  • getting
  • intake
  • making
  • obtaining
  • output
  • reaping
  • result
  • winning
  • yield

haggling

  • bargaining
  • dealing
  • dealings
  • dickering
  • negotiating
  • negotiation
  • trading
  • transaction

landing

  • anchoring
  • arriving
  • attaining
  • capturing
  • catching
  • coming
  • disembarking
  • dock
  • docking
  • earning
  • gaining
  • garnering
  • getting
  • grabbing
  • making
  • obtaining
  • perching
  • pier
  • reaping
  • securing
  • seizing
  • snatching
  • wharf
  • winning

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