Synonyms for reclamation
ˌrɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃənrecla·ma·tion

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1. reclamation, renewal, rehabilitationnoun

   the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

   Synonyms:
   rehabilitation, renewal, replacement, replenishment, reformation, refilling

2. reclamation, reformationnoun

   rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

   "the reclamation of delinquent children"

   Synonyms:
   rehabilitation, renewal, reformation

3. reclamationnoun

   the recovery of useful substances from waste products

   Synonyms:
   rehabilitation, renewal, reformation

Matched Categories

1. • Recovery
   • Rescue

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. reclamationnoun

   Synonyms:
   recovery

2. reclamationnoun

   Synonyms:
   demand, claim

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1. reclamationnoun

   Synonyms:
   reclaiming, recovery, reformation

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1. List of paraphrases for "reclamation":

   reclamations, regeneration, restoration, remediation, rehabilitation, recovery, refurbishment, revegetation, criii, purification, recapture, reinstatement

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How to use reclamation in a sentence?

1. The Foreign Ministry:

   Based on our understanding from the relevant authorities, in accordance with the set work plan, the land reclamation project for China's construction on some islands and reefs on the Nansha islands will be completed soon.

2. John Richardson:

   I think we see some surface ship activity and those sorts of things, survey type of activity, going on. That’s an area of concern ... a next possible area of reclamation.

3. John Richardson:

   I think we see some surface ship activity and those sorts of things, survey type of activity, going on. That’s an area of concern... a next possible area of reclamation.

4. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell:

   There is a brighter future for coal country if we step up and fund reclamation projects.

5. Eric Kuhn:

   Are these temporary conditions ? We don't know ; the science is suggesting they're not, it puts Reclamation in a tough situation, because they're learning how to deal with a changing climate. Operating these systems under deep uncertainty is not what they were designed for.