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Synonyms & Antonyms of recover
1
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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2
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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3
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
- I see you're recovering well from the accident
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- come back,
- convalesce,
- gain,
- heal,
- mend,
- pull round
- [chiefly British],
- rally,
- recoup,
- recuperate,
- snap back
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The first known use of recover was in the 14th century
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