RETRIEVE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

retrieve

verb

ri-ˈtrēv

Definition of retrieve

as in to regain

to get again in one's possession needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library

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Recent Examples of retrieve King planned to have King’s wife retrieve them after his indictment, Arriola testified. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 Cloudflare reports that more than half of AI crawler traffic involves retrieving pages that have not changed. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The year-old eastern imperial eagle from Serbia, started flying in August and later set off on his first migratory flight toward the Middle East, only to be captured by poachers, sold illegally and retrieved in a daring cross-border mission. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 The 15-year-old boy — identified by family members and school officials as Rhilynn Myers — had attempted to retrieve a 5-year-old on a flotation device that ended up in deeper water, police said. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for retrieve

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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
So too would her chances of eventually becoming majority leader or eventually even Speaker of the House if the Democrats can regain control of the institution.

— Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026

Definition of regain

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The user’s second-largest bet is a $61,000 wager that Ukraine will recapture Crimea by the end of the year, an outcome the market believes has only a 12% chance of occurring.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
How Many Calories Rucking Burns The calorie math is what hooks many newcomers, particularly men in their 40s trying to recapture lost ground.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Definition of recapture

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One of Robinson's attorneys, Michael Burt, tried to inject uncertainty into the case Thursday by challenging the reliability of ballistics tests on a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Authorities conducted the raid after shells recovered from McDougal’s homicide scene were linked to a Pittsburg shooting that occurred inside a 7-Eleven in 2025, authorities said.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 July 2026

Definition of recover

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The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Last year, 253 stray pets came into the Humane Society’s local shelters between July 4 and July 7, and only 84 of those pets were reclaimed.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026

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