Synonyms for reclaim
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Restore
2. Domesticate
3. Recover
recover, regain, take back, repossess, recoup, rescue, revendicate formal, reappropriate
Definitions
- v. 1
To return land to a suitable condition for use.
- v. 2
To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.
- v. 3
To claim something back; to repossess.
Related words
- Word family
- reclaimable reclamation
- Phrases
- baggage reclaim
Forms
- Past participle
- reclaimed
e.g. reclaimed → re-formed, restored, regenerated, rectified…
Example sentences
- restore Sami was determined to restore his sister's honor.
- rectify We need to take steps to rectify the situation.
- regenerate Heathers can regenerate well if they're lightly trimmed.
- recover We'll find more engineers to recover the schedule.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| reclaim | rising | |
| restore | steady | |
| rectify | steady | |
| regenerate | rising | |
| recover | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tame1
- 5 letters
- amend2
- 6 letters
- rescue2, regain2, recoup2
- 7 letters
- recover3, restore2, rectify3
- 9 letters
- repossess3
- 10 letters
- regenerate4
- 11 letters
- domesticate4, domesticise, revendicate
- 13 letters
- reappropriate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amend2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- regagner
- Deutsch
- wiedererlangen