Synonyms 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.

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

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

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

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1. regain

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

   Antonyms:
   miss, lose, forfeit

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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, get back, gain anew

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1. regainverb

   Synonyms:
   recover, retrieve

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1. List of paraphrases for "regain":

   recover, retrieve, restore, resume, reclaim, recycle, re-establish, recoup

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1. Rick Gregory:

   Isn't it sad that we have to gain control of the artificial numbers placed upon us by others to regain some control of our lives?

2. Paul Tillich, From a lecture:

   The question our century puts before us is: is it possible to regain the lost dimension, the encounter with the Holy, the dimension which cuts through the world of subjectivity and objectivity and goes down to that which is not world but is the Mystery of the Ground of Being.

3. Fred Cannon:

   Interest rates will remain low for a very long time. It's very difficult to see banks regain their pre-crisis levels until there's some sign interest rates will increase.

4. Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images:

   Oddly enough, when we started taping I suddenly started to regain my strength. Its the strangest thing. It is some kind of an elixer.

5. The Czech and Slovak bidders:

   Metro needs to regain the capability to swiftly react.