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Retrieve

🔄 Synonyms of "Retrieve"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
recallverb	(transitive, intransitive) To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.
thinkverb	(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
recoververb	(transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
findverb	(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
rememberverb	To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
regainverb	(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.
call backverb	To telephone someone again at a more convenient time.
remindverb	(transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
call upverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To call on the telephone.
recollectverb	To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.

↔️ Antonyms of "Retrieve"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
blocknoun	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
blank outverb	To temporarily lose memory.
draw a blankverb	(idiomatic) To be unable to recall a required piece of information.
forgetverb	(transitive) To lose remembrance of.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Retrieve"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
recoververb	(transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
regainverb	(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.
call backverb	To telephone someone again at a more convenient time.
recallverb	(transitive, intransitive) To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.
findverb	(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
recollectverb	To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.
remindverb	(transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
rememberverb	To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
call upverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To call on the telephone.
thinkverb	(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
recoverynoun	A return to normal health.
resumeverb	(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
reclaimverb	(transitive) To return land to a suitable condition for use.
rehabilitateverb	(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
recoveringnoun	The process or the instance of recovery.
reinstateverb	(transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.
recaptureverb	To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.
retrievalnoun	The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
restoreverb	(transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
recuperateverb	(intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).