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 Van Hoy, the 6-foot-7 sophomore, appeared in every game last season and got valuable reps during the spring while Hughes recovered from his injury. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 White looks fully recovered after being shot in the ankle at a Super Bowl afterparty. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 Compared to their 2019 baselines, the Americas and Southeast Asia regions fully recovered and improved their performance, with Southeast Asia recording the strongest gains. — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 While mother eagle Jackie recovers at the Ojai Raptor Center, her partner Shadow and their pair of subadult eagles, Sandy and Luna, continue life in their nest in Big Bear Valley. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for recover

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De la Fuente’s side are exceptional at counter-pressing — collapsing on to the ball to quickly regain possession and sustain their attack to suffocate the other team.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
In a 2025 Stanford interview, Levitin explains how music can even help Parkinson's patients regain movement and reduce chronic pain.

— Bija Bennett, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of regain

Verb

Boston rebounded from a loss Wednesday night in the second game of a doubleheader against Baltimore that ended a 15-game winning streak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
The company’s now poised to be a winner as the sector rebounds from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which choked off nearly 20% of global oil supply.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of rebound

Verb

For the second year in a row, this quiet Hill Country town is digging itself out of a catastrophe that has mercilessly taken a community trying to heal and set them back on the path of mourning.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
To our community, join us in taking action against gun violence and helping the victims and those affected by gun violence to heal.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of heal

Verb

That massive pool of cash needs to be recycled back into the market, providing plenty of liquidity to absorb new listings.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 July 2026
The new commander, Drapatyi, fought across the war’s toughest front lines, and video was even recycled on his appointment on Tuesday of him driving an armored personnel carrier through a pro-Russian separatist barricade in 2014.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of recycle

Verb

QuadBoat is designed to go a step further by physically retrieving targets from the water.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Witnesses said Grier then retrieved a shotgun and pursued McDaniel, according to reporting from the Equal Justice Initiative website.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

Definition of retrieve

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With the aim of producing an addition 200,000 degrees beyond the 1 million already projected for 2030, the university set goals to improve its graduation rates.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Given the tools on show in the macOS beta closely match those on iOS, coupled with Apple’s push to unify as many of its operating system features, there will be some cross-platform data to improve this part of Siri AI.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of improve

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However, this vaccine involved recapturing animals four weeks on from their initial shot in order to administer the booster injection.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
In other words, there is no recapturing the mythological—and curiously innocent—gleam of earlier World Cup eras.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of recapture

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