Antonyms for regain
riˈgeɪnre·gain

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1. regain

   The transitive use of recover in the sense of cure, heal, etc., as in 2 Kings v, 6, "That thou mayest recover him of his leprosy," is now practically obsolete. 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. The intransitive sense, be cured, be restored, etc., is very common; as, to recover from sickness, terror, or misfortune.

   Antonyms:
   die, fail, grow worse, relapse, sink

   Synonyms:
   be cured, be healed, be restored, cure, heal, reanimate, recover, recruit, recuperate, repossess, restore, resume, retrieve

   Preposition:
   From; rarely of; (Law) to recover judgment against, to recover damages of or from a person.

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1. regain

   Antonyms:
   miss, lose, forfeit

   Synonyms:
   recover, react, reprocure, reobtain, retrieve, repossess

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1. • Get

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1. recover, retrieve, find, regainverb

   get or find back; recover the use of

   "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"

   Synonyms:
   line up, detect, go back, find oneself, recoup, get, get hold, recollect, recuperate, find, reclaim, rule, notice, convalesce, call up, chance, determine, see, find out, come up, think, encounter, happen, retrieve, feel, incur, observe, recall, witness, call back, recover, ascertain, bump, remember, obtain, discover, receive

2. find, regainverb

   come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost

   "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

   Synonyms:
   encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, find out, discover, obtain, incur, find, come up, see

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1. regainverb

   Synonyms:
   recover, retrieve

How to use regain in a sentence?

1. Mary Ann Lisanti:

   I understand that this kind of language is not acceptable under any circumstance and I will do everything I can to regain the trust of my constituents and my colleagues.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   Democrats will not retain the White House, will not regain the Senate or the U.S. House, will not be successful in dozens of governors races all across this country, unless we generated excitement and momentum and produce a huge voter turnout, that turnout, that enthusiasm, will not happen with politics as usual.

3. Andrei Keidar:

   The first year after surgery is usually a honeymoon period that should be used for coining new habits, and the ones that don’t do that regain weight, don’t take surgery as a panacea – beware of bad eating habits.

4. The CEO:

   While not recession-proof, the toy industry has been resilient in downturns... we believe parents will continue to prioritize spend on their children, even in tough economic times, with approximately 65% to 70% of our sales usually coming in the second half of the year, there is time to regain sales momentum.

5. Catherine McGuinness:

   The issue of political risk has become a really significant issue, even if you turned Brexit back, which I can't see happening, I think we have damaged our international image and we are going to have to work very hard to regain it.

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