America is a lovely place to be, if you are here to earn money.
Source: tatoeba (1338)
Earn
/ɜːn/
Synonyms for "earn" (146 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (43)
Related words (73)
Verb(22 words)
land a scholarshipmademakemakesmedaledmeritmeritednettedobtainprocureprofitedpull inrealiserealizerealizesreapedreceivesecure resultstake inwert
Show 2 more words
winyielded profits
Noun(27 words)
Adjective(1 words)
swedish made
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: accrued, achieve, acquire, attain, bag.
- Sentence evidence is available for earn, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, moby, wordnet, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "earn".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "earn"
Keep "earn" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "earn" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "earn", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "earn" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesearned incomeearning potentialearnings growthearnings per shareearnings reportunearned income
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
89 translations across 50 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μισθαρνέω verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Arabic
3 entries- اِسْتَحَقَّ verb (deserve)
- كسب verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- كَسَبَ verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Armenian
3 entries- աշխատել verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- ստանալ verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- վաստակել verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Aromanian
1 entries- amintu verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Basque
1 entries- irabazi verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Belarusian
2 entries- зарабля́ць verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- зарабі́ць verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- कमाईल verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Bulgarian
3 entries- зарабо́твам verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- зарабо́тя verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- заслу́жавам verb (deserve)
Catalan
2 entries- cobrar verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- guanyar verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 值得 verb (deserve)
- 應受 /应受 verb (deserve)
- 掙 /挣 verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- 獲得 /获得 verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Czech
1 entries- vydělat verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Dutch
1 entries- verdienen verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 掙 /挣 verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Esperanto
3 entries- enspezi verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- meriti verb (deserve)
- perlabori verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Estonian
1 entries- teenima verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Finnish
2 entries- ansaita verb (deserve)
- tienata verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
French
2 entries- gagner verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- mériter verb (deserve)
Friulian
2 entries- vanzâ verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- vuadagnâ verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Galician
2 entries- gañar verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- merecer verb (deserve)
German
2 entries- verdienen verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- verdienen verb (deserve)
Greek
1 entries- κερδίζω verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Hindi
1 entries- कमाना verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Hungarian
1 entries- keres verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Ingrian
1 entries- teenata verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Irish
2 entries- cosain verb (deserve)
- tuill verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Italian
1 entries- guadagnare verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Japanese
3 entries- 値する verb (deserve)
- 得る verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- 稼ぐ verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Khmer
1 entries- ស៊ី verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Korean
1 entries- 벌다 verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Latin
1 entries- mereō verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Macedonian
2 entries- заработи verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- заработува verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Mongolian
1 entries- олох verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Norman
1 entries- gângni verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Polish
3 entries- zarabiać verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- zarobić verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- zasłużyć verb (deserve)
Portuguese
3 entries- auferir verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- ganhar verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- merecer verb (deserve)
Romanian
1 entries- câștiga verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Russian
4 entries- зараба́тывать verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- зарабо́тать verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- заслу́живать verb (deserve)
- заслужи́ть verb (deserve)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- coisinn verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Sicilian
2 entries- guadagnari verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- vadagnari verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Sindhi
1 entries- ڪَمائِڻُ verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Slovak
2 entries- zarobiť si verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- zarábať si verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Spanish
4 entries- devengar verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- ganar verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- granjear verb (deserve)
- merecer verb (deserve)
Tamil
1 entries- சம்பாதி verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Telugu
1 entries- సంపాదించు verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Thai
1 entries- หาได้ verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Turkish
1 entries- kazanmak verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Ukrainian
2 entries- зароби́ти verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- заробля́ти verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Urdu
1 entries- کمانا verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Venetan
3 entries- ciapar verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- davagnar verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
- vadagnar verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Vietnamese
1 entries- kiếm verb (transitive: receive (money) for working)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
Ill-gotten gains are short-lived. The only way to make real money is to earn every penny.
Source: tatoeba (28563)
Not bad. I can earn a good enough living.
Source: tatoeba (28608)
Money takes a long time to earn, but you can spend it in no time.
Source: tatoeba (64603)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "earn"?
Closest matches include accrued, achieve, acquire, attain, bag.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "earn"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.