Synonyms of reclaimed

reclaimed 1 of 2

adjective

as in salvaged

Related Words

• salvaged
• saved
• redeemed
• recovered
• retrieved
• restored
• rescued
• reconditioned
• rehabbed
• rehabilitated
• repeopled

Dissimilar Words

• rejected
• vacated
• deserted
• abandoned
• disused
• vacant
• forsaken
• forgotten
• derelict
• ignored
• void
• desolate
• neglected
• discarded
• unattended
• untended
• junked
• waste
• refuse
• jettisoned
• cast-off
• castaway

reclaimed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of reclaim

1

as in recaptured

to get again in one's possession

she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recaptured
• retrieved
• regained
• recovered
• reacquired
• retook
• repossessed
• got back
• recouped
• re-collected
• replenished
• rescued
• recruited
• redeemed
• repurchased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• misplaced
• mislaid

2

as in rehabilitated

to make better in behavior or character

a program to reclaim juvenile offenders by requiring them to do community service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehabilitated
• redeemed
• regenerated
• reformed
• improved
• restored
• habilitated
• refined
• amended
• reeducated
• cleansed
• purified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degraded
• poisoned
• subverted
• lowered
• corrupted
• demoralized
• warped
• perverted
• demeaned
• profaned
• prostituted
• debauched
• depraved
• abased
• cankered

3

as in recycled

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product

after reclaiming the glycerin from used vegetable oil, you can use the oil to create a fuel that burns cleaner than regular gasoline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recycled
• recovered
• reused
• processed
• reprocessed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reclaimed

Adjective

The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water. — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Guests can hike, cycle, or ski up to Moonshack, a secluded cabin built from reclaimed timber next to an observatory with a telescope on par with those used by major research universities. — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Billy was corresponding with a Canadian business that was making plastic products from reclaimed lumber. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026

Under a country club contract signed in 1988, the district supplies the club with reclaimed water from its sewage plant to irrigate its two golf courses, the report said. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Rooms done in reclaimed wood come with gas fireplaces and Bulgari and L’Occitane toiletries. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

All the birdhouses for sale are made from reclaimed fence wood, Bretl said. — Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026

Thaddeus Mosley, known for his dramatic abstract sculptures made from reclaimed wood, died on March 6 at his home in Pittsburgh. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Mar. 2026

Made with reclaimed wood from the original house and colored with touches of the red and yellow of the Spanish flag and old family photos, the neighborhood bar has a worn charm and approachability, with a TV at the end of the bar that will be tuned to sports. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026

Verb

Burger King has reclaimed its place as America’s second-largest burger chain, overtaking Wendy’s and trailing only McDonald’s in sales. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

On her 43 acres of woods and reclaimed native prairie in rural Tazewell County, Katie VandenBerg walked the edge of her property, inspecting a line of oaks bordered by miles of corn and soybean fields. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

The day of the fateful shootout, Sheriff Joseph McKinney had seized a squatter’s house, but a large armed party of men led by Maloney reclaimed it and began moving toward the waterfront. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

After rehabilitating from a major knee injury in 2022, Poulter reclaimed her starting role in 2024. — Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2026

The three-bedroom main house adopts a farmhouse-chic aesthetic, with barnwood siding and reclaimed bridge timbers adding a rustic touch to the steel doors and windows. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

While the moon has reclaimed its serenity, the implications of the uncontrolled collision continue to reverberate. — Leonard David, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

The Chinese government also reclaimed land from other industries and businesses and dedicated it to agriculture. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

Your work has long reclaimed the female body from the conventions of the male gaze, presenting sensuality as something self-authored rather than performed for an external viewer. — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026