Gain and Supplement

Gain

Gain noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: attributed her recent weight gain to the medication she was taking

Supplement and gain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supplement" instead a noun "Gain".

Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer

Supplement

Supplement noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: this new rule restricting e-mail to job-related activity is only a supplement to the preexisting policy regarding personal use of company resources

Gain and supplement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gain" instead a noun "Supplement".

How words are described

original original gain original supplement
critical critical gain critical supplement
small small gain small supplement
actual actual gain actual supplement
Other adjectives: early, temporary, recent, unexplained.

Common collocations

experience gain experience supplement experience
power gain power supplement power
magic gain magic supplement magic
armor gain armor supplement armor
Other words: attacks, skills, powers, weapons, abilities.

Both words in one sentence

  • Blood Bath The new World Of Darkness supplement "Immortals" has The Blood Bathers, who gain a sort of immortality by bathing in blood.
    Source: Blood Bath
  • Virgin Sacrifice The Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition supplement The Book of Vile Darkness has a mechanic for evil spellcasters to make sacrifices to gain bonuses to spells.
  • The Faithful of Shulpae, from the Vigil supplement Mortal Remains, devour the flesh of supernaturals to gain their powers, seeing it as feasting on the gods.
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