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

Now that the spacecraft is active again, engineers will begin downloading health and safety information before retrieving data collected by its scientific instruments. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Video shows an officer retrieving the laptop and placing it in the back of a truck. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 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

Putting the pilot aboard an inbound ship or retrieving them from an outbound one must take place between the ship and a pilot boat while at sea. — David Szondy june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026

Charles Brooks admitted to retrieving and loading a handgun and chambering a round before trying to separate the two women, the news release stated. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

The Libyan coast guard and the Red Crescent in the eastern city of Tobruk reported retrieving bodies that started to wash ashore over the past 24 hours. — ABC News, 19 June 2026

Examples include assisting the blind, providing alerts of sounds to the deaf, assisting those afflicted by seizures, retrieving items, providing physical support, and helping those with psychiatric or neurological disabilities. — Shari Wald Garrett, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

Lieurance’s vehicle was found in Table Rock Lake by a recreational diver, which prompted Missouri State Highway Patrol dive teams to respond and assist in retrieving the vehicle from the lake, Lacy said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026