Synonyms of reclaims

reclaims

verb

present tense third-person singular of reclaim

1

as in regains

to get again in one's possession

she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regains
• retrieves
• recaptures
• recovers
• reacquires
• repossesses
• retakes
• recoups
• gets back
• replenishes
• redeems
• re-collects
• rescues
• recruits
• repurchases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• misplaces
• mislays

2

as in rehabilitates

to make better in behavior or character

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehabilitates
• redeems
• regenerates
• improves
• reforms
• restores
• refines
• habilitates
• purifies
• cleanses
• amends
• reeducates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subverts
• degrades
• lowers
• corrupts
• demeans
• prostitutes
• demoralizes
• warps
• profanes
• abases
• poisons
• debauches
• perverts
• depraves
• cankers

3

as in recycles

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

• recycles
• recovers
• reuses
• processes
• reprocesses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reclaims

New Avatar turns rock on its head and reclaims Black women’s space in the genre the same way her Raven album did for the dance arena in 2022. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

Pull-out trash or recycling bins can move inside a cabinet, which reclaims floor space and keeps the main work areas less crowded. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Traders should avoid this one until price reclaims the $270s, where the post-earnings gap began to fail. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

During the day, the menu reclaims fry bread, a dish with a knotty history among Indigenous groups, as they were forced to adapt to US government rations when forcibly displaced from their homes. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

With unprecedented access and bold voices leading a new movement, Death Boom reclaims the end of life with humanity, sustainability and just the right dose of dark humor. — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

This story reclaims that for him. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026

If Connor Hellebuyck reclaims anything close to Hart Trophy form, returning to Winnipeg at his best, then the Jets have a foundational piece of their roster in place at less than market value. — Murat Ates, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Garbage collection is a memory-management process in which the program automatically identifies and reclaims memory from objects that a program has stopped using. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026