regaining
Taking back possession
Regaining is the process of getting something back after losing it.
You regain your balance after stumbling, regain consciousness after fainting, regain composure after being rattled.
She's regaining strength after the surgery.
The word implies effort or time—what was lost doesn't simply return on its own.
Regaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
restoration · therapy · wellness · physiotherapy · treatment · mending · renewal · wholeness
Recovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
rebounding · advancing · momentum · progress · territory · position · advantage · lead
Taking possession again
- repossessingLegally taking back property
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- reacquiringGaining back again
recapturing · salvaging · rescuing · securing · retaking · restoration · reinstatement · restitution
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
convalescence · restoration · therapy · wellness · physiotherapy · treatment · mending · renewal · wholeness · remission
comeback
Recovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
rallying · rebounding · advancing · momentum · progress · territory · position · advantage · lead · foothold
reclaiming
Taking possession again
- repossessingLegally taking back property
- retrievingRecovering something sent away
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
reacquiring · recapturing · salvaging · rescuing · securing · retaking · restoration · reinstatement · restitution · redemption
reasserting
Declaring something again forcefully
- reestablishingFounding anew after interruption
- restoringReturning to original condition
- steadyingMaking less shaky
stabilizing · composure · footing · balance · grip · command · authority · mastery · dominance · self-control
regaininglosing
Failing to win
loss · forfeiting · declining · deteriorating · surrendering
regainingforfeiting
Losing as penalty
relinquishing · surrendering · sacrificing · ceding · yielding
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