RECAPTURED Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

recaptured

verb

Definition of recaptured next

past tense of recapture

as in regained

to get again in one's possession our team managed to recapture the ball after the fumble

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Recent Examples of recaptured Khartoum has largely been spared attacks by the RSF since it was recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces last year, but the capital has recently seen sporadic strikes. —

ABC News, 3 May 2026 The inmates, whose ages ranged from 19 to 42, were all eventually recaptured by October. —

Patrick Smith, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026 All of the inmates were eventually recaptured after a monthslong search. —

CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Talley then fled naked from the hospital and soon was recaptured. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 In 2003, a western lowland gorilla broke out of his enclosure at Franklin Park Zoo, bolted into the streets of Boston and injured a 2-year-old girl before being recaptured. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 Early in the year, Carlsson was a potent offensive engine and has recaptured that form when his linemates have permitted it. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026 The escape happened Thursday in Hayesville and Thomas Daniel Ware was recaptured a day later, before reaching his mother, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said in an April 17 news release. —

Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Apr. 2026 Ukraine’s top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said Wednesday that last month Ukrainian troops recaptured nearly 20 square miles of territory from Russian forces. —

Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026

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The pumpkin, which is worth several million dollars, was eventually retrieved and a year later replaced by a new version, this time with a stronger structure to protect it from the elements—and maintain its position as a prized photo opportunity.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
The little boy was under the water's surface for approximately four minutes before he was retrieved by a hotel employee, according to the reports.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026