Synonyms of convalesce

convalesce

verb

as in to recover

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recover
• recuperate
• heal
• improve
• recoup
• come back
• gain
• mend
• rally
• snap back
• pull round
• survive
• revive
• come to
• come round
• come around
• recruit
• pull through
• pick up
• cheer (up)
• perk (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sicken
• collapse
• deteriorate
• languish
• ail
• fail
• weaken
• worsen
• wilt
• decline
• degenerate
• fade
• sink
• wither
• come down
• waste (away)
• relapse
• regress

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• sicken
• collapse
• deteriorate
• languish
• ail
• fail
• weaken
• worsen
• wilt
• decline
• degenerate
• fade
• sink
• wither
• come down
• waste (away)
• relapse
• regress

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