RECOURSE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RECOURSE?

Need another word that means the same as “recourse”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “recourse” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Recourse” are: refuge, resort, option, possibility, alternative, possible course of action, way out, person to turn to, place to turn to, source of assistance, hope, remedy, choice, expedient, resort to, make use of, use, avail oneself of, employ, turn to, call on, draw on, look to, appeal to

Recourse as a Noun

Definitions of "Recourse" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “recourse” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A source of help in a difficult situation.
• Act of turning to for assistance.
• The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation.
• The legal right to demand compensation or payment.
• Something or someone turned to for assistance or security.

Synonyms of "Recourse" as a noun (24 Words)

alternative	One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen. Audiobooks are an interesting alternative to reading.
appeal to	A legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court’s judgment or the granting of a new trial.
avail oneself of	A means of serving.
call on	A brief social visit.
choice	One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen. I had to do it I had no choice.
draw on	An entertainer who attracts large audiences.
employ	The state of being employed or having a job. He was in the employ of the city.
expedient	A means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one. The current policy is a political expedient.
hope	A specific instance of feeling hopeful. He looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information.
look to	The feelings expressed on a person’s face.
make use of	A recognizable kind.
option	A right to buy or sell a particular thing at a specified price within a set time. Choose the cheapest options for supplying energy.
person to turn to	A human being.
place to turn to	A blank area.
possibility	Unspecified qualities of a promising nature; potential. There is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired.
possible course of action	Something that can be done.
refuge	A safe place. I sought refuge in drink.
remedy	A means of counteracting or eliminating something undesirable. Shopping became a remedy for personal problems.
resort	A hotel located in a resort area. A seaside resort.
resort to	A frequently visited place.
source of assistance	A person who supplies information.
turn to	The activity of doing something in an agreed succession.
use	A purpose for or way in which something can be used. Theatre owners were charging too much for the use of their venues.
way out	A journey or passage.

Usage Examples of "Recourse" as a noun

• His only recourse was the police.
• Have recourse to the courts.
• A means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law.
• The bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred.
• All three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans.
• Surgery may be the only recourse.

Associations of "Recourse" (30 Words)

adjure	Command solemnly. I adjure you to tell me the truth.
appeal	Make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request. Their appeal was denied in the superior court.
asking	The verbal act of requesting.
asylum	A shelter from danger or hardship. He d been committed to an asylum.
beg	Acquire food or money from someone by begging. I will now beg leave to make some observations.
beseech	Ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat. You have got to believe me Violet beseeched him.
cadge	Ask for and get free; be a parasite. He cadged fivers off old school friends.
demand	The act of demanding. He s got enough demands on his time already.
dependent	Held from above. A dependent prince.
deportation	The expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien. Asylum seekers facing deportation.
entreat	Ask for or request earnestly. The King I fear hath ill entreated her.
entreaty	An earnest or humble request. An entreaty to stop the fighting.
exhortation	An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something. No amount of exhortation had any effect.
extradition	The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty. They fought to prevent his extradition to the US.
implore	Call upon in supplication; entreat. Please don t talk that way Ellen implored.
mortgage	The amount of money borrowed in a mortgage. Some people worry that selling off state assets mortgages the country s future.
necessity	A situation enforcing a certain course of action. Political necessity induced him to consider it.
paging	Calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system. The public address system in the hospital was used for paging.
petition	Write a petition for something to somebody request formally and in writing. The organization is petitioning the EU for a moratorium on the patent.
plea	A claim that a circumstance means that one should not be blamed for or should not be forced to do something. Her plea of a headache was not entirely false.
plead	Make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts. She was pleading insanity.
refuge	The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty. The family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world.
rely	Depend on with full trust or confidence. I know I can rely on your discretion.
request	A tune or song played on a radio programme typically accompanied by a personal message in response to a listener s request. He received the information he had requested.
safety	Denoting something designed to prevent injury or damage. A safety barrier.
solicit	Make a solicitation or entreaty for something request urgently or persistently. Historians and critics are solicited for opinions by the auction houses.
solicitation	The act of accosting someone and offering one’s or someone else’s services as a prostitute. A solicitation to the king for relief.
suppliant	One praying humbly for something. Their faces were wary and suppliant.
supplicant	One praying humbly for something. A supplicant serf before an ill tempered monarch.
supplicate	Ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly. Supplicate God s blessing.