RECOVERS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

recovers

verb

present tense third-person singular of recover

as in regains

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 rebounds

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 heals

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 recycles

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 recovers Tommy Novak, serving as the first-line center while captain Sidney Crosby recovers from a lower-body injury sustained at the Milan Cortina Olympics, picked up his 12th goal of the season. —

CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 Gordon essentially takes Gavin’s side, buying out Billy, and the friendship between the two younger men never recovers. —

Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026 But as the industry recovers from a period of declining sales, Hasbro is the one winning over Wall Street. —

Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026 The installation generates steam using CO₂-free electricity and recovers low-temperature waste heat from the paper manufacturing process. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026 His 6-foot-2 frame will serve him well in a league as physical as MLS, and he will be thrust into the starting lineup right away while Robin Jansson recovers from a foot injury. —

Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026 Knowing how the brain moves in spaceflight and subsequently recovers allows researchers to understand the effects of microgravity on human physiology. —

Rachael Seidler, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026 But every player recovers at a different pace, even those who have seemed bionic in the past. —

Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026 Drummond’s office said the state’s outside attorneys are working on a contingency basis, so no fees will be paid unless the state recovers something through a judgment or settlement. —

Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 3 Feb. 2026

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When the final buzzer sounded, Nembhard finished with career highs in points (28), rebounds (3), assists (10) and 3-pointers (4).

— Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Even with dramatically better affordability, rebounds from the Great Recession’s troubles were lethargic.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026