Synonyms of recuperate

recuperate 1 of 2

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

recuperation

2 of 2

noun

as in recovery

the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength

the older you get, the longer recuperation takes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovery
• rehabilitation
• convalescence
• healing
• rehab
• comeback
• mending
• revival
• survival
• resuscitation
• rally
• snapback

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deterioration
• decline
• failing
• degeneration
• weakening
• worsening
• sinking
• fading
• regression
• relapse
• wilting
• languishing
• withering
• wasting (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recuperate

Verb

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

Noun

Again, that doesn’t really bother me because super-heavy energy recuperation drives me nuts, but there’s no practical reason the vehicle simply can’t retain that choice. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026

In many cars, an aggressive recuperation pitches the passengers and driver forward. — Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026