Synonyms for regain
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To get back; to recover possession of.
Forms
- Past participle
- regained
e.g. regained → recovered, reclaimed, retrieved, recuperated…
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The chief transitive use of recover is in the sense to obtain again after losing, regain, repossess, etc.; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover health.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- recover We'll find more engineers to recover the schedule.
- retrieve Igor went to retrieve his stuff from the campsite.
- reclaim Algeria needs to reclaim a central role in Africa.
- recuperate Sami has to stay in bed if he wants to recuperate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| regain | rising | |
| recover | steady | |
| retrieve | rising | |
| reclaim | rising | |
| recuperate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- find1
- 6 letters
- resume2, redeem2, recoup2
- 7 letters
- recover3, reclaim2
- 8 letters
- retrieve2
- 9 letters
- repossess3
- 10 letters
- recuperate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (resume2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- reprendre
- Italiano
- riprendere
- Español
- retomar
- Català
- reprendre