RECOUPING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

recouping

verb

present participle of recoup

as in retrieving

to get again in one's possession tried to recoup the $1,000 he had when he walked into the casino by risking his last dollar on a slot machine

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as in compensating

to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury you will have to submit the proper paperwork before the insurance company will recoup you for the damage to your vehicle

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as in recovering

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness he's recouping at home after a bout of the flu

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Recent Examples of recouping Along with recouping garments, Panek and her predecessors are collecting the stories behind garments. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026 Now, thanks to a raft of glowing reviews, sky-high audience exit-polling scores, and commensurate word-of-mouth buzz, Project Hail Mary is well on its way to recouping its $200 production budget (which does not include another $150 million or so in prints and advertising costs). —

Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026 He’ll either be signed to an extension or the team will make the difficult decision to trade him while recouping draft resources. —

Jesse Newell, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 Many growers have orchards Del Monte asked them to grow within the past few years, meaning those trees may produce only a fraction of their eventual harvest, and are far from recouping their upfront cost. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026 Developing and testing a new drug is expensive, and companies count on recouping their costs by having, in effect, a monopoly on the market for a new drug. —

Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026 However, the House minority leader said amid the partial government shutdown, House Democrats are focused on recouping ethical norms. —

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 Feb. 2026 The Dow climbed 895 points across two days, recouping its losses. —

John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026 Milwaukee Public Schools is recouping its final state payment that was frozen over the district's failure to complete financial audits on time, MPS officials said. —

Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026

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This not only restricts the robot’s movement but can also make retrieving the device from the pool a frustrating task.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Another vehicle later drove by the trailer, and a man was spotted retrieving the items that were believed to be guns used in the shooting.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026