REGAIN Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

regain

verb

ri-ˈgān

Definition of regain

as in to recapture

to get again in one's possession our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock

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Recent Examples of regain Haliburton looks to regain his form from the Finals run last year. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 However, Infantino never lost support from 2022 World Cup host Qatar and seemed to regain trust since August from 2034 host Saudi Arabia. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Military experts in Iran see this pattern as an effort to normalize military activity and regain the element of surprise. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 27 Oct. 2026 Resilience assumes an organization can absorb disruption, recover and regain some degree of equilibrium. — Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regain

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Centrist Democrats are already trumpeting their role in recapturing the House majority.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
With their championship aspirations hanging in the balance, FIU will look to recapture last season’s late-year surge and get its season back on track.

— Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of recapture

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Lower costs and safety measures Tencent has also worked to reduce factual errors when Hy4 retrieves information.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
The work includes excavation to retrieve a soil sample and debris removal, as well as installing sandbags to mitigate further damage from strong waves and coastal erosion.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of retrieve

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The new photonic light analyser could help recover some of that information by separating the field into its distinct coherence modes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
In December 2025, law enforcement officials served a search warrant at her home and recovered more than 1,500 luxury items.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of recover

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Today, nature has reclaimed this idyllic spot—where Ingunn spent childhood summer days picking berries and swimming—with waterfalls and carpets of reindeer moss.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Aelin, the artist previously known as Celaena, is back and ready to reclaim her throne.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026

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