gaining ground

The phrase “gaining ground” has 3 syllables: gain-ing ground

It's pronounced as /ˈɡeɪnɪŋ ɡraʊnd/


What is synonym and antonym for gaining ground?

In the thesaurus, “gaining ground” has 40 synonyms and 32 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for gaining ground

  • accelerating
  • actuating
  • advance
  • advancing
  • approaching
  • coming
  • coming along
  • doing
  • driving
  • faring
  • fast-forwarding
  • forging
  • getting along
  • getting on
  • going
  • going along
  • going off
  • impelling
  • journeying
  • make up for lost time
  • marching
  • nearing
  • pacing
  • passing
  • pick up speed
  • press forward
  • proceed forward
  • proceeding
  • progress
  • progressing
  • propelling
  • push on
  • pushing
  • repairing
  • running
  • speeding
  • taking out
  • traveling
  • travelling
  • wending

Antonyms for gaining ground

  • arresting
  • balking
  • blocking
  • ceasing
  • checking
  • cramping
  • delaying
  • detaining
  • halting
  • hampering
  • hindering
  • holding back
  • impeding
  • inhibiting
  • interrupting
  • letting up
  • lose ground
  • nipping
  • obstructing
  • pausing
  • regressing
  • remaining
  • repressing
  • retarding
  • stalling
  • standing
  • staying
  • stemming
  • stopping
  • stunting
  • suppressing
  • waiting

Example Sentences

  • The new technology is steadily gaining ground in the market.
  • Environmental awareness is slowly gaining ground among the younger generation.
  • The political movement is gradually gaining ground across the country.
  • Alternative energy sources are finally gaining ground in the quest for sustainability.
  • The innovative approach to education is quickly gaining ground in progressive schools.

On this page you'll find 72 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gaining ground, such as: accelerating, actuating, advance, advancing, approaching, arresting, balking.

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

Related Words

faring

  • accelerating
  • actuating
  • advance
  • advancing
  • affording
  • approaching
  • banqueting
  • boarding
  • breakfasting
  • breaking bread
  • carrying on
  • coming
  • coming along
  • contriving
  • coping
  • digging in
  • dining
  • dining out
  • do
  • doing
  • driving
  • eating
  • eking out
  • fast-forwarding
  • feasting
  • feeding
  • fending for oneself
  • forging
  • gaining ground
  • get by
  • get on
  • getting along
  • getting by
  • getting on
  • glutting
  • go
  • going
  • going along
  • going off
  • gorging
  • gormandizing
  • grazing
  • handle
  • happen
  • hie
  • impelling
  • journey
  • journeying
  • lasting
  • lunching
  • make headway
  • make out
  • making do
  • making ends meet
  • making out
  • making shift
  • manage
  • managing
  • marching
  • messing
  • muddle through
  • nearing
  • nibbling
  • noshing
  • overeating
  • overfeeding
  • pacing
  • partaking
  • pass
  • passing
  • picking
  • picnicking
  • pigging out
  • proceed
  • proceeding
  • progress
  • progressing
  • propelling
  • prosper
  • prove
  • pushing
  • refreshing
  • repairing
  • repasting
  • running
  • scrounging
  • shift
  • shifting
  • snacking
  • speeding
  • squeezing
  • stagger
  • supping
  • surviving
  • swinging
  • taking out
  • traveling
  • travelling
  • victualing
  • victualling
  • wending
  • wresting
  • wringing

pacing

  • accelerating
  • actuating
  • advancing
  • approaching
  • checking
  • coming
  • coming along
  • doing
  • driving
  • faring
  • fast-forwarding
  • filing
  • forging
  • gaining ground
  • getting along
  • getting on
  • going
  • going along
  • going off
  • goose-stepping
  • hiking
  • impelling
  • journeying
  • lumbering
  • marching
  • nearing
  • parading
  • passing
  • patrolling
  • perambulating
  • plodding
  • policing
  • proceeding
  • progressing
  • propelling
  • pushing
  • repairing
  • running
  • speeding
  • stamping
  • stepping
  • stomping
  • striding
  • taking out
  • traipsing
  • tramping
  • traveling
  • travelling
  • treading
  • trudging
  • walking
  • wending

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