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REPOSSESSION Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word repossession. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word repossession. (close relations)
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appropriation
verb, nounv, n
noun

• money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

• incorporation by joining or uniting

• a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner

confiscation
nounn
noun

• seizure by the government

recovery
nounn
noun

• return to an original state

• gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

• the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

retrieval
nounn
noun

• (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory

• the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory

• the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

seizure
nounn
noun

• a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

• the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

• the act of taking of a person by force

• the taking possession of something by legal process

taking
verbv
noun

• the act of someone who picks up or takes something

adjective satellite

• very attractive; capturing interest

reclaiming
verbv
verb

• claim back

• reuse (materials from waste products)

• bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

• make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state

• overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

Best Hypernyms For REPOSSESSION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for repossession, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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recovery retrieval

Alternatives for APPROPRIATION

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