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fortunate adj.
realizing adj.
acceptance n.
acquisition n.
attainment n.
capture n.
getting n.
OK n.
procuring n.

ADJECTIVE

fortunate

Synonyms

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affluent encouraging fortuitous happy healthy helpful lucky profitable prosperous successful wealthy well-off

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advantageous auspicious blessed born with a silver spoon bright charmed convenient favorable favored felicitous flourishing get a break golden hopeful in luck in the gravy on a roll opportune overcoming promising propitious providential rosy sitting pretty sunny side thriving timely triumphant victorious well-to-do

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destitute disadvantageous failing hopeless lacking losing needy poor unfortunate unlucky unprofitable unsuccessful wanting

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adverse sad unhappy untoward upset

ADJECTIVE

realizing

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acquiring clearing getting inheriting making netting obtaining receiving

WEAK

taking in

NOUN

acceptance

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acknowledgment admission approval compliance consent cooperation recognition

STRONG

acquiring assent getting go ahead nod okay permission receipt reception undertaking yes

WEAK

accepting green light obtaining receiving securing taking on

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denial disagreement disapproval dissension opposition refusal

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veto

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disbelief dissent

NOUN

acquisition

Synonyms

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addition gain procurement purchase recovery

STRONG

accretion achievement acquirement acquiring attainment buy learning obtainment possession prize property pursuit retrieval salvage winning

WEAK

procuration procuring

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loss

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failure forfeit surrender

WEAK

dearth lack need want

NOUN

attainment

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fulfillment realization

STRONG

acquirement acquisition arrival completion feat finish getting procurement reaching winning

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arete obtaining reaping securing succeeding

Antonyms

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failure forfeit loss miss surrender

NOUN

capture

Synonyms

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abduction apprehension arrest confiscation imprisonment occupation seizure taking

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acquirement acquisition appropriating appropriation bag bust catch collar commandeering drop ensnaring fall grab grasping hook nab nail obtaining pinch pull securing seizing snatching sweep trapping trip winning

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hit the jackpot knock off laying hold of pick up run-in taking captive taking into custody

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letting go release

STRONG

rise

WEAK

freeing

NOUN

getting

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appropriating assimilating capturing catching clutching confiscating earning grasping mastering obtaining pursuing securing seizing snatching taking winning

Antonyms

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abandoning giving up losing refusal rejecting throwing off

NOUN

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okay permission yes

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acknowledgment acquiescence acquiring admission agreement approval assent compliance consent cooperation getting go ahead nod receipt reception recognition undertaking

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accepting green light obtaining receiving securing taking on

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denial veto

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disagreement disapproval dissension dissent opposition refusal rejection

NOUN

procuring

Synonyms

STRONG

acquiring

WEAK

acquisition addition procurement

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gaining

In these specialized consulting roles, they can help train and mentor current employees while also gaining more freedom to pursue opportunities outside their previous full time positions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Microsoft’s stock has been gaining since the company posted earnings for its latest quarter, up 32% from the time of that report in late July.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

And they are gaining momentum; total assets within the portfolios surged to $9.8 trillion in June from $7.7 trillion a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Chinese car makers have focused their attention on foreign markets, and have used the transition to electric vehicles as a pathway to gaining market share.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

If my instinct is wrong, and he has only been gaining my trust to bust me, then he can drag me away anytime he wants to.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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