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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
STRONGEST
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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“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

Of course, their elevated rank requires Ashley to bring home so much work that she doesn’t have the energy or time to read to their kid.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Jordan made good on the momentum he gained by winning the SAG Actor Award two weeks ago to bring home an Academy Award in his first try.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

When the Constitutional Convention concluded on Sept. 17, 1787, its president, George Washington, bought a four-volume edition of “Don Quixote” from a Philadelphia bookseller to bring home to Mount Vernon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Dad says he will bring home poster board today, and we’ll paint it.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari