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 While mother eagle Jackie recovers at the Ojai Raptor Center, her partner Shadow and their pair of subadult eagles, Sandy and Luna, continue life in their nest in Big Bear Valley. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 Enterprise Mobility told the Tribune it either gives the city the necessary information to ticket the renter or driver directly, or pays the violation and then recovers the cost from the renter. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 Residents may experience temporary low water pressure as the system recovers over the next several hours. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 12 July 2026 The oldest of Turner’s five children, 24-year-old Ashley, has taken on more responsibility to help care for the family as her father recovers. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 An injured driver whose share of responsibility exceeds 50 percent recovers nothing. — Karen Koehler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 Typically, electric vehicle battery recycling recovers high-value cathode materials like lithium, nickel, and cobalt. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026 Nights are supposed to be when the body recovers from heat, and that window is shrinking. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 The warm overnight temperatures are a concern, as that’s when the body typically recovers from the daytime heat. — Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

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Verb

The catch shows up in production, where a model that retrieves text resembling the question still doesn’t understand how the business fits together.

— Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Ann Wang | Reuters Amon shared an example of an agent that instantly retrieves details of banking transactions, eliminating the need for a user to navigate through the app and manually locate the information.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 16 June 2026

Definition of retrieves

Verb

In her second appearance against the Sky on July 19, Jones finished with six points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Ogwumike finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, also moving past Candace Parker (3,467) into third on the WNBA’s career rebounds list with 3,472.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of rebounds

Verb

One week our pacer was an acupuncturist who heals veterans and hikes for weeks on end with all of her belongings on her back.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Partnership heals through clear words as Venus moves through your 7th House of Partnership, trining Chiron in your 3rd House of Communication.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026

Definition of heals

Verb

After doing this work, the steam is directed into a condenser, where water from an external source cools it back into liquid form and recycles it back to the reactor core.

— Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Eco effort The hotel monitors its energy consumption and carbon footprint, recycles, and tries to use local products.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Definition of recycles

Verb

Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.

— Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.

— Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

Definition of recaptures

Verb

The latest attacks on Iran come as the United States revives its blockade of Iranian shipping as the two sides vie to control the Strait of Hormuz.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 16 July 2026
The disaster revives memories of previous nightclub fires in Thailand, including deadly blazes in 2009 and 2022, and raises fresh questions about enforcement of safety standards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of revives

Verb

Instead of retraining an entire AI model, which can be extremely expensive, the system improves performance during generation.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
As health alerts have been issued amid the wildfire smoke in New York and New Jersey, FIFA is not concerned about the impact of poor air quality on the World Cup final as the weather forecast improves, according to unnamed sources who spoke to ESPN.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of improves

Verb

Two points away from defeat, Ivanisevic rallies to beat Rafter 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7 and becomes the second player to win a Wimbledon singles title without being seeded.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Fiery Mars shifts into your 11th House of Friends, quickening chats and group planning while your expressive nature rallies people around playful, creative goals.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026