RECOVERING Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

However, recovering their constituent materials at the required purity for reuse is technically challenging. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 Osment plays a recovering alcoholic and social media influencer, with Kotcheff as Francis, who has abandoned her Amish community for Osment’s character, and Leder as the agoraphobic and heavily pregnant wannabe-actress Lillie. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026 Frost praised Barnett’s ability to remain involved with the team while recovering from his injury. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 Eight minutes and 33 seconds into the episode, Damon and Letterman play gentlemen silently crossing the street as the camera pans to the home of George Russell, who’s recovering inside after getting shot at the end of season three. — Alex Zalben, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026 Parra Hernandez broke a leg and is recovering at a rehabilitation facility while in federal custody, according to Harris County Dist. — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 The full record includes real accomplishments, like restoring a depleted franchise to playoff relevance, attracting Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, adding James Harden and recovering substantial draft capital after that era unraveled. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026 Camila’s recovering wonderfully, and we are both truly honored to welcome this little lady into our family. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 31 Oct. 2026 Watkins, who won the AP Player of the Year as a sophomore after tearing her ACL in the NCAA Tournament, is raring to go after sitting out last year while recovering from the injury. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 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

The researchers say the finding could eventually support new approaches to storing and retrieving quantum information.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Reading data from the cache is faster than retrieving it from main memory, and the agents used this timing difference to communicate.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieving

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The Valkyries also crashed the offensive boards, rebounding their own misses to give themselves more chances to score.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Josephine will begin to pull away Thursday, allowing winds and water levels to gradually subside, with highs rebounding to the upper 60s inland.

— Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebounding

Verb

The Holistic Touch treatment uses Ayurvedic techniques to rebalance the body’s energy, including healing poultices and marma-point stimulation.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Recognizing this divine reality even a little, brings tangible, healing comfort to anyone who opens up their heart to it.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of healing

Verb

The bills tackle a growing threat to the industry, as several states have proposed or passed laws that require manufacturers to more honestly acknowledge the challenges of recycling plastic.

— Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026
The father and son are accused of recycling patients through their facilities to continue billing insurance companies, regardless of whether treatment was medically necessary or actually provided.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of recycling

Adjective

This improved insulation also reduces the freeze-thaw cycles that can cause frost to heave your plants out of the soil.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
Yotova is expected to continue Radev's policy of keeping Bulgaria on its European path, while also calling for improved relations with Russia and the lifting of sanctions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 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

Community and advocacy groups in Tarrant County, Texas, are rallying to get voters to the polls after county officials shut down dozens of early and Election Day polling locations weeks before the 2026 midterms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
The Bulldogs trailed 13-9 and 14-11 in the final set before rallying to win.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026