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recuperate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of recuperate

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

half the office was out today, many employees being sick or recuperating from the flu

Synonyms of recuperate

come back, convalesce, gain, heal, mend, pull round [chiefly British], rally, recoup, recover, snap back

Words Related to recuperate

come around, come round, come to, improve, pick up, revive

cheer (up), perk (up)

pull through, survive

Near Antonyms of recuperate

ail, collapse, come down, sicken

decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsen

regress, relapse

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