RECOVER Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

recover

verb

ri-ˈkə-vər

Definition of recover

as in to regain

to get again in one's possession after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys

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as in to rebound

to regain a former or normal state after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory

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as in to heal

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness I see you're recovering well from the accident

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as in to recycle

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product the process of recovering aluminum from old cans

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Recent Examples of recover Officers found Curtis inside the residence and recovered the bat believed to be the weapon. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Such is the fate that befalls Meta, whose shares fell as much as 10% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company missed earnings due to costs ballooning 55% (Meta’s stock later recovered some ground and was down 7%). — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026 In the second hour of Thursday’s practice Gordon committed his second fumble in two days when cornerback Chris Johnson ripped the ball out, and recovered it. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Mohn says other health conditions have resulted in setbacks and hospitalizations, forcing her to repeatedly recover and return to her routine. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for recover

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The market is no longer simply questioning whether Clover can regain momentum or whether the banking technology business can return to growth.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The midfielder would have an opportunity to regain momentum in his career while any transfer fee would help to balance Tottenham’s spending this summer.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of regain

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Pan believes San Francisco is rebounding from its post-pandemic downturn, driven by AI growth.

— Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The Yankees rebounded from a pair of consecutive extra-inning losses against the White Sox on Chicago's South Side and have won six of nine overall.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of rebound

Verb

Written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari (Transformers One, Ant-Man and the Wasp), Pathetic Fallacy follows a young widower to a new-age mountain town in search of cosmic answers and a chance to heal.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
The Kea Lani also offers customized health and wellness coaching, sound healing immersion and relaxing yoga sessions using aromatherapy, reiki healing and restorative movement.

— Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of heal

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The three separate incidents occurred when Anthropic was evaluating the capabilities of the three models using a fictional scenario to retrieve hidden information from a different machine on a network.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Arriola also testified that King had video cameras in his office which King planned to have his wife retrieve after the first indictment in 2025.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of retrieve

Verb

Most recently, he’s rallied to add a further bit of brightness to his public profile by turning in a stellar domination of the Ohio Derby, much to the relief of his veteran trainer Steve Asmussen and his jockey Jose Ortiz.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Sal Stewart hit a two-run homer, had four RBIs, and scored the winning run as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Friday night.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of rally

Verb

But the goal is to improve food access for vulnerable residents, Wang said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Earlier this year, Atrium Health and WakeMed announced a merger agreement, projected to improve access and affordability across the state, accelerate growth and jobs in Wake County and transform mental healthcare.

— Eva Flowe August 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of improve

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None of Argentina’s players had been born when the country’s military dictatorship invaded the Malvinas in 1982, holding the islands for 73 days before British forces recaptured them in a war that killed 649 Argentine and 255 British troops.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Any attempt to recapture their childhoods was quickly quashed, however, as exemplified by Dee getting her hair caught in a drop-tower ride and Dennis vomiting right next to her.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

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