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

Hockney in the 1960s recuperated figurative painting and, more specifically, the human form, both of which had been previously rejected by the abstraction then ascendant. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026

Ella Hadley spent a while recuperating in France, then decided to keep travelling. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Noun

Eriksson Ek will have at least nine days of rest and recuperation before a possible return to the lineup. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026

Mercedes also boosted the regenerative braking power by a third for 385kW of recuperation. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Apr. 2026