RECOVERED Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

past tense of recover

as in retrieved

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 rebounded

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 healed

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 recycled

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 recovered

Adjective

Working with researchers at the ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres, Piller learned fiber-processing techniques including blending, carding and spinning to develop experimental yarns from the recovered uniform materials. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 While Barlow normally kept her car meticulously clean, Kramer said the recovered vehicle had been completely trashed inside and looked as though it had been driven under a fence. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Federal prosecutors said in the complaint that the recovered device linked to Alfozan was a small microcontroller with a detachable camera sensor and digital microphone, a model easily available for purchase and listed for $24 on Amazon. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 The recovered objects include a Baroque wooden angel from the Church of Vera Cruz, a copy of Ecce Homo by Spanish Renaissance painter Luis de Morales, and a panel depicting the Seventh Station of the Cross. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Its return marks a milestone in SpaceX's efforts to develop Starship as a rapidly reusable launch vehicle, with lessons from the recovered spacecraft potentially informing future vehicle designs and recovery operations. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The recovered items will go on display in the new Mediterranean Underwater Archaeology Museum in Antalya, which is set to open in the coming months, the organization’s minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said, according to the BBC. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026 Researchers regenerated the recovered electrode materials through direct recycling processes and used them to manufacture new batteries. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Other bills would pay whistleblowers a share of recovered fines and let New Yorkers sue AI companies for foreseeable harms caused by jailbroken tools. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

The one that resulted in points came from the first play of the game, when rookie Jackson Kuwatch jarred loose a fumble from Packers kick returner Coleman Owen and Panthers OLB Nick Hampton recovered it. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 Messages recovered from a defendant’s phone included a photograph with the child and discussions about a connecting flight to Houston. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 Over five years, Crowell said Saie has recovered 200,000 pounds of waste. — Charlotte Hu, Time, 30 Oct. 2026 Jardine added that while bitcoin and ether cannot be frozen by an issuer, they can still be traced and potentially recovered. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 Her body has never been recovered, preventing investigators from closing the case based solely on his confession. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Investigators recovered two pieces of paper that tested presumptively positive for LSD. — Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Those paintings were later recovered, but the string of robberies has raised fresh questions about how well Europe’s museums are protecting their collections. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this month that Gulf crude flows had recovered to between 80% and 90% of prewar levels. — Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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Adjective

But the tale of the shitty guy who uses his ‘saved’ status to avoid scrutiny of his current choices?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Spotify noted that the album is one of the most pre-saved album Countdown Pages in platform history, with more than five million presaves.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2026

Definition of saved

Adjective

The town will unveil the renovations next month and the improvements include a new paint job on the interior of the historic building, a repaired 19th-century chalkboard pulley system and repair of the several small holes in the roof.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Volunteers painted and repaired bleachers, replaced the chain-link fence in the outfield with a wooden one and painted the dugouts.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of repaired

Verb

The South Florida Donor Network retrieved 79 organs from 24 donors in June, the highest monthly totals ever recorded in the South Florida donation service area, according to the nonprofit.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
The body was retrieved by helicopter during the afternoon and taken to Lukla, a town known as a gateway for mountaineers and trekkers heading to the Everest region.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieved

Verb

Its Arizona operation is the result of a pre-pandemic gamble Phoenix made to revive its sluggish economy, which never quite rebounded from the Great Recession.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Of 43 teams to trail 3-0 in any best-of-seven postseason matchup, the only one that rebounded to win was the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 AL Championship Series.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebounded

Verb

At the Shrine, though, each song was still a startling feat of storytelling — a raw wound that somehow hadn’t healed at all.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Advertisement Ask your dentist to examine the tissue beneath the denture, especially if a sore hasn’t healed after two weeks.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of healed

Verb

Some in the room thought the video message, which made no specific mention of the Amarillo Democrats, was recycled from earlier this year.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
In February, Primark launched a five-piece denim collection made with fabrics that contain a minimum of 20 percent recycled denim.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of recycled

Adjective

In April, the country's largest company, Vingroup, broke ground for the new coastal town on reclaimed land the size of 1,800 soccer fields.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Other designs rely heavily on air cooling, and some operators use reclaimed wastewater instead of drinking water.

— Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of reclaimed

Adjective

Every transformer on the grid—from the cylinders perched on utility lines to the big spiky devices at substations—trades voltage for current at a fixed ratio.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
For seniors living on a fixed income, those costs can quickly add up.

— Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026