Synonyms of repossessions

repossessions

noun

plural of repossession

as in recoveries

the act or process of getting something back

an account of France's loss of the Louisiana Territory to Spain and its brief repossession of the area before selling it to the U.S. in 1803

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recoveries
• reclamations
• recaptures
• retrievals
• rescues
• recoupments
• replenishments
• redemptions
• recruitments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losses
• misplacements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repossessions

Freedom Debt Relief helps with credit card debt, medical debt, most personal loans, some private student loans, as well as collections or repossessions. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026

There were a record number of vehicle repossessions last year. — Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Car repossessions have been rising in recent years amid broader affordability concerns. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026

That’s led to a dramatic increase in repossessions. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025

As the article noted, auto repossessions this year are the highest since 2009. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025

Although recovery ratios have fallen in recent years—potentially lowering the number of actual repossessions—it is projected that over three million cars could be repossessed in 2025, a level only reached in 2009 during the Great Recession. — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025

Car repossessions are not only soaring, but a smaller percentage of cars are even able to be repossessed. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025

The growing costs to buy and maintain a car –exacerbated by inflation and tariffs –are leading to rising auto loan defaults and repossessions and a potential crisis for American consumers left unprotected by the federal government, according to a new report by a consumer advocacy organization. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025