RETAKEN Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

retaken

verb

past participle of retake

as in recaptured

to get again in one's possession after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital

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Recent Examples of retaken At home, the United States had defeated their armies, destroyed their infrastructure, retaken their territory, emancipated their enslaved, and devastated their economy and society into a catastrophic mess. — Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026 Government forces claimed weeks later to have retaken the port city of Mocha. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 But in recent days Yemeni forces have claimed to have retaken some of those positions. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Ethiopia’s army is now quickly regrouping and is pushing the TPLF back into Tigray, where government forces have retaken the regional airport and now occupy the capital, Mekelle. — Cameron Hudson, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Residents of Mekelle told the Associated Press on Saturday that federal forces had retaken the airport, although details were scant. — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The team looked more attacking and dangerous, but a superb goal disallowed for Espi and an Mbappe penalty saved – which was not retaken – prevented Los Blancos from picking up any points. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The kick was retaken after VAR showed Silkowitz had come off her line early. — Staff, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 Beijing regards democratic Taiwan as a breakaway province, to be retaken by force if necessary. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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recaptured

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Russia occupied Izyum, where Fox said her brother settled, for six months in 2022, but Ukraine later recaptured it in a major counteroffensive.

— Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
This group of people laughing, arguing, and reminiscing about a great era of American history—and also about members of their cohort who were long gone—recaptured lightning in a bottle.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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