Synonyms of recuperate

recuperate

verb

ri-ˈkü-pə-ˌrāt 

as in to recover

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 & Similar Words

• recover
• heal
• improve
• recoup
• convalesce
• come back
• gain
• rally
• mend
• survive
• pull round
• snap back
• revive
• come to
• come around
• come round
• recruit
• cheer (up)
• perk (up)
• pull through
• pick up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come down
• collapse
• fail
• deteriorate
• weaken
• decline
• fade
• wilt
• sink
• worsen
• waste (away)
• degenerate
• wither
• sicken
• ail
• languish
• relapse
• regress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recuperate

Besides mentally taking a breath and physically recuperating, the three off-days also allowed the Wild to wrap their minds about playing a new opponent with a very different style than their first-round opponent, the Dallas Stars. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 11 May 2026

After recuperating from burns to his hands and face suffered in the crash, Morris went back to meet his wife in France, and eventually made their way in July back to Homewood, traversing the Atlantic this time by steamer. — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

The bird underwent surgery and spent several weeks recuperating. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 1 May 2026

Cheap Trick also spaces out dates when possible, giving members time to recuperate from the rigors of the road. — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026