Antonyms for retrieval

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-tree-vuh l

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈtri vəl

Definition of retrieval

Origin : 1640s, from retrieve + -al (2).

noun recovery

Example sentences :

It was just the moment for the Church party to attempt a retrieval of their lost power.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

In Æschylus, when once "destiny" is about, all retrieval grows absurd.
Extract from : « The English Novel » by Sidney Lanier

He is the best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes.
Extract from : « Thoughts for the Quiet Hour » by Various

But what retrieval of lost comeliness could be effected in a day or two?
Extract from : « The Mountebank » by William J. Locke

The abolition of slavery, and the retrieval of specie in this colony, are the subjects on which I would bespeak their attention.
Extract from : « Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants » by Anthony Benezet

For the victory in question, from whatever point of view we may look at it, was not the avoidance of defeat, but its retrieval.
Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons

Retrieval is part of the practice of knowledge and defines a horizon for human interaction.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

So she sat down instead of standing up in a vain effort at retrieval.
Extract from : « You Never Know Your Luck, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

It's simply the case of a man who has made a fool of himself and sees no help of retrieval in himself.
Extract from : « The March Family Trilogy, Complete » by William Dean Howells

The touch is the retrieval, so far as it goes, setting up as it does heaven knows what undefeated continuity.
Extract from : « The Middle Years » by Henry James

Synonyms for retrieval

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