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Definitions

reacquire

VERB
recover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
get back reclaim recoup regain repair rescue restore resume retrieve salvage
STRONG
balance compensate offset recapture recruit redeem rediscover repossess retake
WEAK
bring back catch up make good obtain again reoccupy replevin replevy take back win back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage destroy forfeit harm hurt injure lose
WEAK
decline deteriorate mislay miss wane
VERB
regain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achieve attain gain reach recapture reclaim recoup recover retake return to take back win back
STRONG
compass recruit redeem repossess retrieve save
WEAK
get out from under get well make well reach again reattain
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon fail forfeit lose miss
VERB
repossess
Synonyms
STRONGEST
retake
STRONG
recapture reclaim recover retrieve
WEAK
get back obtain again
VERB
retrieve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring back fetch recapture reclaim recover repair rescue restore salvage save
STRONG
recall recoup recruit redeem regain repossess
WEAK
win back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage destroy endanger harm hurt injure lose waste
STRONG
forfeit
WEAK
give offer relinquish

Example Sentences

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It is a habit that England don't want to reacquire.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The company, which owns 56 of the United States’ highest-grossing amphitheaters, has to divest 13 of those stages, release them from their exclusive Ticketmaster contracts, and agree never to reacquire them.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

According to Inc.'s Bruce Crumley, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are “reportedly looking to reacquire the beloved ice cream brand, claiming its corporate owner has muzzled the company's social activism.”

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2025

Kansas City just traded to reacquire speedy receiver Mecole Hardman, giving Mahomes another target.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

"If the comm system goes out during ascent, the time it takes to reacquire will be too long to do any good. The backups don't help us."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.