Antonyms for gain

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : geyn

Phonetic Transcription : geɪn

Definition of gain

Origin : late 15c., from Middle French gain, from Old French gaaigne "gain, profit, advantage; booty; arable land" (12c.), from gaaignier "to gain" (see gain (v.)). The original French sense enfolded the notions of "profit from agriculture" and "booty, prey." Implied earlier in Middle English gaignage (late 14c.) "profit from agriculture."

noun acquisition, winnings
verb acquire, win

Example sentences :

Through his aunt he could gain her entrance where he pleased.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Let me know any intelligence you may gain of the enemy's strength or movements.
Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James

This was the first time I ever attempted to escape and gain my freedom.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

But by this time Vavasor had resolved to make an attempt to gain his aunt, and so Hester.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

To gain a diversion, he reverted to his familiar bullying tactics.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

It is so difficult to keep ‘heights that the soul is competent to gain.’
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

In any case, he saw that there was nothing he could hope to gain by violence or bluster.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

There was nothing they could gain by staying, he knew, now that Baumberger was out of it.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

It would recompense me for much disappointment if I could hope to gain your confidence.'
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

He foresaw that he should gain credit by producing such a man.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Synonyms for gain

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