Synonyms for repossess
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.
Forms
- Past participle
- repossessed
e.g. repossessed → reclaimed, recovered, regained…
Choose the right word
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.
- regain Ziri wanted to regain back his powerful abilities.
- reclaim Algeria needs to reclaim a central role in Africa.
By length
- 6 letters
- regain2
- 7 letters
- recover3, reclaim2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (regain2 = 2 syllables).