Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb earn

2 senses of earn

Sense 1
gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month")
       => get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")

Sense 2
earn, garner -- (acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions)
       => get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")

Antonyms of adj earned

1 sense of earned

Sense 1
earned (vs. unearned) -- (gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action; "a well-earned reputation for honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball")

unearned (vs. earned) -- (not gained by merit or labor or service; "accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism"; "unearned income"; "an unearned run")
        => honorary -- (given as an honor without the normal duties; "an honorary degree")

Similarity of adj earned

1 sense of earned

Sense 1
earned (vs. unearned) -- (gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action; "a well-earned reputation for honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball")
       => attained -- (achieved or reached; "the actual attained achievement test score")