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

Continually surrounded by well-wishers during an hour of socializing before a formal program of speakers and videos recollecting his career, Lubelfeld listened to what others had to say before speaking himself. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026

But by writing this passage, in the act of recollecting and thinking over the ideas, Montaigne attempts a foray into the psychological tangle that polyvitality might well be dragging along behind it like a fishing net stuffed with by-catch. — Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026

Back at the Squawk, Joyce, Robin, and Will are recollecting themselves after the power surge and Will’s voyage into the Demogorgon. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025

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