Synonyms for recapture

Most common

re-take · recover · recatch

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.

   The warden hoped to recapture the escaped prisoners before they reached the town.

2. n. 1

   The act of capturing again.

   The recapture of the escaped prisoner made the news.

Forms

Plural

recaptures → retakings…

Past participle

recaptured
e.g. recaptured → re-taken, recovered, rescued…

Example sentences

• recover We'll find more engineers to recover the schedule.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

rescue²

7 letters

recover³, recatch

8 letters

retaking³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rescue² = 2 syllables).