Entry Word: recovery

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the act or process of getting something back <the recovery of the sunken boat took over a week>

Synonyms reclamation, recoupment, repossession, retrieval

Related Words recruitment, replenishment; redemption, rescue

Near Antonyms loss, misplacement

2 the process or period of gradually regaining oneʼs health and strength <his recovery from the flu was remarkably quick> — see convalescence