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Definitions

bring home

VERB

earn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire bring in collect derive draw gain get make obtain pick up realize reap receive score secure win

STRONG

attain clear consummate cop effect gather gross hustle net perform procure profit pull rate snag sock turn wrangle

WEAK

be gainfully employed be in line for bring home the bacon bring home the groceries clean up make fast buck make it big pay one's dues pull down scare up scrape together

Antonyms

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discourage dissuade fail forfeit give lose miss pass spend surrender yield

STRONG

give in neglect

WEAK

cost throw away

VERB

get across

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convey impart pass on

WEAK

get through to make clear make understood put over transmit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep

WEAK

miscommunicate

VERB

illustrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify delineate depict embody emphasize epitomize exhibit explain expose highlight illuminate interpret lay out manifest mark mirror personify point up portray represent reveal spotlight symbolize typify

STRONG

allegorize clear disclose elucidate evidence evince expound imitate instance picture proclaim show vivify

WEAK

clear up draw a picture emblematize get across get over limelight make clear make plain ostend show and tell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate conceal confuse cover hide obscure save

VERB

impress

Synonyms

STRONG

establish fix inculcate instill press set stress

WEAK

drive home get into head

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy halt unsettle

WEAK

neglect take apart

Example Sentences

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Rice said he also took an additional bag to bring home the trophy, but returned with his suitcase empty.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Petraeus was commander of U.S. forces in Iraq; Geren had to get the permission of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to bring home an active war commander; Gates liked the idea and signed off.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“Is this fair? I bring home $2,400 per month. I feel slighted. I guess I also feel bitter because I never felt comfortable paying for his kids. What do you think?”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

His double in the sixth — he smacked Robert Garcia’s 84-mph slider into right field to bring home Muncy and Teoscar Hernández — gave the Dodgers a 5-4 lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

They’d finished the macaroni and beans by lunchtime the day before, and with the minimal amount of food in each bag, there was no way they could survive on what he alone would bring home.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

bring home

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