RECOUPED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

recouped

verb

past tense of recoup

as in recaptured

to get again in one's possession tried to recoup the $1,000 he had when he walked into the casino by risking his last dollar on a slot machine

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as in compensated

to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury you will have to submit the proper paperwork before the insurance company will recoup you for the damage to your vehicle

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as in recovered

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness he's recouping at home after a bout of the flu

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Recent Examples of recouped The Broadway musical recouped its $17 million capitalization in 2024 (and the tour recouped in 2025), and has since grossed more than $175 million. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 The majority of investors have not recouped their investments in the funds, according to the complaint. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 The terms of a two-year membership agreement with the EFL limit Wednesday to spending £2million a season on transfers and loan fees, a figure that remains constant regardless of how much is recouped from player sales. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The Essex Community Players, a nonprofit all-volunteer group, reportedly lost over $11,500 in expenses, which could not be recouped through tickets and concessions. — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 The Vanstone fortune cannot be recouped until Magdalen finally develops a strong emotional intelligence—until her thinking and observation skills grow to match her acting skills, and then begin to work together. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Disclosure Day all fell short of expectations, although the latter at least recouped its production budget. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026 Canada agreed to front the cost of construction and to split the toll fees with the state once the cost has been recouped. — Don Gonyea, NPR, 28 June 2026 Giant recouped after only 10 weeks. — Katie North, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky put the gains made by Vivaldi even higher, saying 176 square kilometers (68 square miles) had been recaptured and 5,000 Russian troops either wounded or killed since the operation started.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Macías Villamar was recaptured last year and sent to the United States, where he has been charged with importing thousands of pounds of cocaine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

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As creators take on political topics, questions often surface about whether influencers are being compensated.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
This decrease in state funds was compensated for in 2026 by an additional $53 million in research awards from industry partners.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of compensated

Verb

The investigation resulted in a 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago that recovered classified records, and a federal indictment in Florida charged Trump with dozens of felony counts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
According to a criminal complaint, knives recovered by investigators on scene did not match knives belonging to the resort.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of recovered

Verb

As agents accumulate conversation history, retrieved documents, memory, system instructions, tool definitions and execution state, interactions can progressively become larger and more expensive.

— Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Ferrando and another deputy retrieved Ty from the vehicle, while Harris refused to drop the knife used in the stabbing.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieved

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The prescriptions were often billed to and reimbursed by Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs, the lawsuit says.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
A little under $700,000 was improperly reimbursed because those dollars went towards visits to an escape room, restaurants, bars, a strip club and a gym, according to investigators.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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