Synonyms of retrieving

retrieving

verb

present participle of retrieve

as in regaining

to get again in one's possession

needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regaining
• recapturing
• recovering
• reclaiming
• retaking
• reacquiring
• repossessing
• getting back
• recouping
• replenishing
• re-collecting
• rescuing
• recruiting
• redeeming
• repurchasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• misplacing
• mislaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retrieving

About a month after Jontay began betting on FanDuel, according to Cardenas, PayPal notified the company that Jontay owed half a million dollars in overdrawn deposits, and asked for help retrieving the funds. — New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

The researchers say the finding could eventually support new approaches to storing and retrieving quantum information. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Reading data from the cache is faster than retrieving it from main memory, and the agents used this timing difference to communicate. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

According to the criminal complaint, the woman called police for help retrieving belongings from a friend's house. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Surveillance video showed the suspect retrieving a bicycle, riding into a nature preserve and leaving the area in a Toyota FJ Cruiser, according to the affidavit. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

For example, retrieving information locally might be faster than searching through the cloud. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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

Research from Bartholdi and Hackman found that most order-picking time goes to movement and searching—traveling alone accounts for about 55%—while only around 10% is spent actually retrieving the item. — Ben Hussey, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026