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

His doctors then ordered him to take three to four weeks to recuperate, saying his shows are too physically strenuous and his recovery is complicated by his lifelong type 1 diabetes. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Young agent Nina is recuperating in Corfu after a botched mission in the Balkans, but the idyllic landscape darkens when an agent is murdered. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

With limited time to recuperate from back to back years of storms, including the heavy rainstorm on Sunday this year, The Farm, particularly the main venue, needs a break to rest and recover. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026

Most people recuperate from COVID-19 and the common cold the same way — with rest, hydration, and other supportive care — so may not see the point in testing. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Aug. 2026