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reclamation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of reclamation

the act or process of getting something back

  • pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
Synonyms of reclamation

recapture, recoupment, recovery, repossession, retrieval
Words Related to reclamation

recruitment, replenishment

redemption, rescue
Near Antonyms of reclamation

loss, misplacement

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