retrieve Synonyms
Another word for retrieve
• verb (Context 1)
To get or bring something back from somewhere; to regain possession of.
"She bent down to recover her keys from beneath the sofa."
• verb (Context 2)
To locate and extract stored data or information from a computer system or from memory.
"The software allows archivists to quickly extract historical records from the central database."
• verb (Context 3)
To set right or restore an unfavorable situation, error, or loss.
"A decisive final-quarter performance helped the team rectify their sagging fortunes."
• verb (Context 4)
To find and bring back killed or wounded game (of a dog).
"Golden retrievers were originally bred to fetch waterfowl for hunters without damaging the birds."
• noun (Context 5)
An act of recovering or regaining something, or the possibility of recovery (chiefly used in the phrase 'beyond retrieve').
"Once the fragile manuscript was destroyed by the fire, its contents were lost beyond recovery."
Opposites of retrieve
The opposite of retrieve shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: