Synonyms of repossess

repossess

verb

ˌrē-pə-ˈzes 

as in to retrieve

to get again in one's possession

if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retrieve
• regain
• recapture
• reclaim
• recover
• retake
• reacquire
• get back
• recoup
• re-collect
• replenish
• recruit
• rescue
• redeem
• repurchase

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• misplace
• mislay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repossess

For example, if a vehicle is repossessed after death and sold for less than the amount owed, the lender may seek the deficiency balance from the estate. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Free college is a claim on knowledge no one can repossess. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

If a lender in Maryland needs a car repossessed in Seattle and doesn’t know any agents there, a forwarder with a national repo database may manage the job, from assignment to resolution. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

The family only lived in the home for three years before it was repossessed and they were forced to move, staying in a handful of homes around the area until settling in a more permanent home in Memphis in 1948. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026