Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adverb

Preposition

Proper Noun

The word "gain" can be used as verb, noun, adjective, adverb, preposition and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

fall back loosing lose lose weight loss loss lost reduce reduce waste weight

Dbpedia Genre

electronic dance music electropop k pop

Dbpedia Occupation

dance singing

Derived Terms

autogain brain gain brain-gain capital gain foregain gain ground gain line gain momentum gain of function gain on gain one's spurs gain over gain steam gain the wind gain time gain traction gain twist gain upon gain weight gain-ground gain-of-function gain-of-function research gain-sharing gainable gainand gainer gainful gainful gainless gainly gainsharing gainside gainsome gainsome gainwise gainword gainworthy line to gain loss and gain are brothers twain maingain no gain without pain one man's loss is another man's gain outgain overgain photogain solar gain time-compensated gain time-gain compensation time-varied gain time-varied gain control undergain ungain ungained weight gain what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

Distinct From

lose loss

Etymologically Related To

again against agen gen gin wathe wide

Context

architecture dialectal electronics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acquire act advantage amount amount of money change state climb get increase increase increment indefinite quantity mount move obtain rise sum sum of money turn vantage wax

Type Of (IsA)

laundry detergent musical artist scalar quantity sum

Manner Of

change state get increase

Related Terms

accumulate achievement acquire acquire wealth acquiring acquisition addition advance advancement advantage again against ahead anew augment back beam benefit bevel bind cheap convenient conveniently counter detergent dexterous dexterously direct earn earning easy excess fabric fabric softener fairly fast financial financial profit floor for profit get get advantage get ahead getting getting heavier getting something girder growth handy heavier honest improvement in return increase increase money increase wealth increase weight increment investing joist laundry laundry detergent laundry soap lose make make profit moderate moderately money near notch over possession profit profit increment put on weight quickly reach ready receive reciprocal respectable short signal soap softener square straight straightly suitable suitably support taint timber tolerable tolerably wealth weight weight addition weight increase win winning

Similar Terms

clear make net sack sack up

Synonym Network

acquire addition advance amplification derive profit reach

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