RECOVERING Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

recovering 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of recovering

as in better

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verb

present participle of recover

as in retrieving

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 rebounding

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 healing

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 recycling

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 recovering

Adjective

Plus, its 3-hour battery life means less charging, and more recovering. — Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 31 Jan. 2023 She was taken to a hospital with punctures and lacerations and is stable and recovering. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022 Instead of ignoring that muscle or ligament strain, see a qualified health care provider and expect to spend a few weeks to a month or more recovering, depending on the severity of the injury, your age and other factors. — Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022 Your Socialist Government spending flooded a recovering post COVID economy and created inflation! — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 8 June 2022 The Omaha police officer shot twice by a shoplifting suspect at Nebraska’s largest mall Friday is stable and recovering, police announced Saturday. — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2021

Verb

Hawaii residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala, which produced heavy rain and winds strong enough to sweep about 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 Circ’s technology is designed to separate polycotton into its component materials, recovering cellulose from cotton and PTA and MEG, the building blocks of polyester, from the polyester component. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Nepal is recovering from devastating August floods that killed more than 1,400 people and left nearly 6,000 missing. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 This helps reduce the strain on recovering mothers and redistributes some of the care work that goes into raising children. — Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 Nepal is recovering from devastating flooding in August that swept away several villages, leaving more than 1,400 people dead and nearly 6,000 others missing. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Hawaii residents were still recovering from several other natural events this year, including spring Kona low storms, a May earthquake, Hurricane Lala in August and Hurricane Lowell in September. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 If your dog has arthritis or is recovering from an injury, ask your vet directly whether in-clinic photobiomodulation is appropriate. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 Nepal is still recovering from devastating August floods that killed more than 1,400 people and left nearly 6,000 missing. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovering

Adjective

Which is why better hiring begins with three ways of protecting ourselves against both.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.

— Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025

Definition of better

Verb

Coupled with low-energy methods for storing and retrieving this data, and thermodynamically favorable ways of running specialized calculations, the future of computing is starting to look pleasantly cold and wet.

— Mike McRae September 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Matson hiding the safe and assisting Paul in retrieving it from the woods.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The ban would also raise global diesel prices, rebounding on American consumers who depend on imports.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The expansion of the playoff format to 14 teams in 2020 has made rebounding slightly easier; since then, 16% of 0-2 teams have gone on to make the postseason, including three each of the last two seasons.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebounding

Verb

Music is still her longstanding throughline, healing force and inspiration.

— Partner Content, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Living Love is not just reading the words or recalling the stories – though doing so is natural and foundational to a life of healing love.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of healing

Adjective

McDonald’s said the restaurant modernizations include lockers to handle delivery orders more easily, more visible coffee preparation areas to enhance quality perceptions, bigger play areas and improved kitchen layouts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Mercer reports that 55% of asset managers now integrate AI into at least part of their investment process, while only 8% cite improved returns as a measurable benefit.

— Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of improved

Verb

New London officials are eagerly endorsing Spinnaker Real Estate Partners’ proposal as a way to draw some of the thousands of new employees being hired by nearby Electric Boat while recapturing a stretch of attractive waterfront at the marina.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
As opposed to infantile regression, the oceanic feeling can also be understood as a means of recapturing a repressed sense of relation, connection, affinities.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of recapturing

Verb

Both bounced back in a big way, rallying the Denver Broncos past Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams 30-26 in the latest come-from-behind thriller that's become so common in the Mile High City.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
After rallying briefly, the Rams could not hold off the Broncos in a 30-26 defeat in front of 76,633 at Empower Field at Mile High.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026