EARNS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

earns

verb

present tense third-person singular of earn

as in wins

to receive as return for effort during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns

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as in deserves

to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work

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Recent Examples of earns The Republican who earns the most votes in August will face Democrat Amy Diediker in November. — Zuri Primos july 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 The home earns high marks for its landscaping and curb appeal. — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 Oasis also earns its first career placement on the Streaming Songs chart, the broader counterpart to Rock Streaming Songs ranking. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 This is on top of the 3X points the card earns on vacation homes, dining, online groceries, and top streaming services. — Liz Knueven,ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 July 2026 In addition, England earns a larger share of the tournament prize money — $2 million more — with the third-place team taking home $29 million and the fourth-place team getting $27 million. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 Still, Tenet earns some shallow points for looking cool and sounding cool and trying gamely to do something original with time travel. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 The winning side in the bronze final earns $29 million while the fourth-place squad earns $27 million. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026 The nonprofit also earns money from a similar convention in Anaheim called WonderCon and the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026

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Ryan Coogler, fresh off multiple Oscar wins for Sinners, will be back to direct, and Letitia Wright and Winston Duke will return as Shuri and M’Baku respectively.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
No one wins when our state decides that transparency and accountability don’t matter.

— Stephanie Vanos, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Definition of wins

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Limited-edition motorcycles often exist to inflate collectors' portfolios, but this one deserves to be ridden – preferably hard, preferably often.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 July 2026
According to xAI, suing a Grok user is proof that xAI is already doing everything in its power to punish bad actors, and therefore, Grok deserves safe harbor from Minnesota’s ban.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Definition of deserves

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Research and development accounts for an average of just 4% of European countries’ defense budgets, compared to 10% for the United States – which reaps significant economic multiplier effects from that military spending.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
With these words, Nellie sews a field's worth of dramatic tension that the series reaps for seasons to come.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of reaps

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As the son of NBA’s all-time leading scorer LeBron James, Bronny James’s relationship with girlfriend Parker Whitfield (whose father is The Cosby Show actor Dondré Whitfield) garners a lot of eyes.

— Ayana Herndon, InStyle, 25 July 2026
The idea garners rare bipartisan interest, potentially providing AI companies legitimacy and addressing public anxiety about the technology's future impact.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of garners

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The soul and governance of football are not assets to trade – especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 July 2026
The soul and governance of football are ‌not assets ⁠to trade – especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of gains

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The city will collect 5% annual interest on OAC’s future payments, the first of which would be expected five years after closing or when the group obtains formal city approval for its redevelopment plans, whichever comes earlier.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
The state obtains the money by selling bonds to investors and agrees to repay it, with interest, per a specified schedule.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of obtains

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But the template—already structured for your business, with the right fields and formulas—gets you to an answer in minutes, not hours.

— Yu Fang, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Washington has won three straight and wants to shore up its playoff position as the season gets toward crunch time.

— Torrey Hart, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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