Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun regaining

1 sense of regaining

Sense 1
restitution, return, restoration, regaining -- (getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing")
       => acquisition -- (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb regain

2 senses of regain

Sense 1
recover, retrieve, find, regain -- (get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly")
       => get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")

Sense 2
find, regain -- (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!")
       => get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")