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.

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