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Synonyms for retrieve

Most common

restore regain get find call back re-collect

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Other

pull

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To regain or get back something.

    to retrieve one's character or independence; to retrieve a thrown ball

  2. v. 2

    To rescue (a creature).

Related words

Word family
retrievable retriever retrieval

Forms

Past participle
retrieved
e.g. retrieved → restored, regained, getten, rescued…

Example sentences

  • rescue I came near being drowned, trying to rescue a boy.
  • restore Sami was determined to restore his sister's honor.
  • regain Ziri wanted to regain back his powerful abilities.
  • redeem He could not redeem himself after his huge mistake.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
retrieverising
rescuerising
restoresteady
regainrising
redeemsteady

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

By length

3 letters
get1
4 letters
find1, pull1
5 letters
think1
6 letters
rescue2, repair2, regain2, revive2, redeem2
7 letters
recover3, restore2, recruit2
8 letters
remember3

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

In other languages

Français
repiquer