Fail and Gain

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Fail

Fail verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.
Usage example: ever since she reached the age of 90, Grandma has been noticeably failing
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Gain is an antonym for fail in topics: abandon, be unsuccessful, lose money.
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Gain

Gain verb - To become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness.
Usage example: is steadily gaining after his bout with the flu and will be back on his feet soon
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Fail is an antonym for gain in acquire topic.
Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer
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Common collocations

power fail power gain power
attack fail attack gain attack
time fail time gain time
way fail way gain way
Other words: level, money, points, levels.

Both words in one sentence

  • Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies employs similar ability improvement to the aforementioned The Elder Scrolls video game series: you only gain points to improve your abilities when you fail.
    Source: Diminishing Returns for Balance
  • Comic Book / Fell However, Detective Fell is not an Anti-Hero, nor does he fail to gain the reader's sympathy.
    Source: Comic Book / Fell
  • Manga / Again!! Hiro later tries using this for his own personal gain, although most of his schemes fail anyway.
    Source: Manga / Again!!
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