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)

Examples of recuperate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Evgenia: The Americans who have been released sort of went into hiding, to process all of that, to recuperate, to do all these things. —Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024

Extreme, humid heat is persisting at night time, depriving the body of vital time to recuperate. —Laura Paddison, CNN, 29 July 2024

Five days later, PEOPLE confirmed that King Charles' sister returned home to recuperate. —Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is closing its remaining two disaster recovery centers in Wayne County on Wednesday, as the deadline nears to apply for assistance to recuperate from severe storms that hit Michigan last summer. —Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024