Gain and Reduce

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Gain

Gain verb - Increase (one's body weight).
Usage example: She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising
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Reduce is an antonym for gain in decrease topic.
Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer

Reduce

Reduce verb - Take off weight.
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Gain is an antonym for reduce in eliminate topic.
Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible
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Common collocations

ability gain ability reduce ability
power gain power reduce power
strength gain strength reduce strength
life gain life reduce life
Other words: attack, amount, time, speed, level, health, influence, weight, damage, armor, points, attacks, powers, stats, levels.

Both words in one sentence

  • Rare Candy Star Ocean: The Second Story also has forged medals, which reduce the experience needed to gain the next level to 1.
    Source: Rare Candy
  • Video Game / OutRun In OutRun 2, you gain points for passing traffic cars, and even more for passing rivals, but hitting a car will reduce the bonus you get from passing it.
    Source: Video Game / OutRun
  • Low-Level Advantage In Dead Island the enemies gain power along with the player so often leveling up only serves to reduce the effectiveness of your current equipment.
    Source: Low-Level Advantage
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