reclaimed

Definitions

Recovered or retrieved from a previous state, especially after being discarded or considered waste.

Brought under cultivation or into a useful condition, such as land previously submerged or barren.

Reformed or rehabilitated, often referring to a person who has abandoned a former way of life.

Examples

The city reclaimed the abandoned industrial site to build a new public park.

She decorated her living room with beautiful furniture made from reclaimed wood.

Synonyms

recovered retrieved recycled restored repossessed salvaged

Antonyms

lost abandoned forfeited discarded surrendered wasted relinquished