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 Haider's law firm has also helped more than 600 political activists and human rights defenders regain the right to travel freely. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Passengers regain control The cockpit intervention appears to have been the turning point. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 However, he is set up for a healthy offseason and will get a chance to regain his bullpen spot next spring. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 But for the first time in decades, the Justice Department is allowing ex-felons a chance to regain their gun ownership rights. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regain

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The goal was to recapture the way music was recorded decades ago, bringing musicians together to play live, with large instrumental ensembles that, in some tracks, involved more than 90 musicians.

— Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Macías Villamar was recaptured last year and sent to the United States, where he has been charged with importing thousands of pounds of cocaine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of recapture

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Text messages indicate Moore’s representative had initiated the process of retrieving his belongings in the hours after his arrest, and the school was quick to oblige.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The service is managed remotely from your phone so that your car can be retrieved with the send of a text.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieve

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The spa Outdoor adventure is the primary focus here, so after skiing or mountain biking all day the spa is the ideal place to recover.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The bank sees high diesel prices as necessary to prevent recovering demand from overwhelming constrained refineries.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of recover

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Just off Piccadilly and steps from Green Park, the brand’s nature-first mentality translates into living green walls, reclaimed timber, raw stone, and filtered water taps—sustainability being a point of emphasis here.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Put differently, nature is reclaiming Shift, which has long been a ruin in the making.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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