Synonyms of recollecting

recollecting 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of recollect

as in remembering

to bring back to mind

I can't recollect if I turned the stove off or not before leaving the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remembering
• recalling
• minding
• reproducing
• thinking (of)
• reminiscing (about)
• reminding
• harking back (to)
• recapturing
• evoking
• reliving
• recurring
• extracting
• flashing back (to)
• hearkening back (to)
• harkening back (to)
• eliciting
• representing
• educing
• raising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgetting
• ignoring
• neglecting
• missing
• unlearning
• disregarding
• losing
• disremembering
• overlooking
• misremembering
• blanking (out)

re-collecting

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of re-collect

1

as in containing

to gain emotional or mental control of

she had to calm down and re-collect herself after being told she had won the lottery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• containing
• composing
• collecting
• calming
• controlling
• restraining
• settling
• recovering
• holding back
• rallying
• soothing
• quieting
• lulling
• tranquilizing
• stilling

2

as in retrieving

to get again in one's possession

I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retrieving
• recapturing
• regaining
• recovering
• reclaiming
• retaking
• getting back
• reacquiring
• repossessing
• recouping
• replenishing
• recruiting
• rescuing
• redeeming
• repurchasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• misplacing
• mislaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recollecting

Verb

Vetting will include more background and criminal checks, an immigration status review and potentially recollecting biometrics data, like fingerprints and photos. —Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025