REHAB Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

rehab 1 of 2

noun

ˈrē-ˌhab

Definition of rehab

as in rehabilitation

the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength the accident victim had to undergo months of rehab before she could walk again

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rehab

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verb

as in to heal

to restore to a healthy condition rehabbing the torture victim's battered body will be easier than restoring his emotional well-being

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Recent Examples of rehab

Noun

Despite Woods’ myriad off the green issues, which include a March rollover crash and subsequent rehab, Haydon appears to be all-in to this relationship. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 Summer league coach Khalid Robinson noted that having a group to lean on during rehab can only be a positive during what is often a lonely process. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Verb

The health update came a day after Woods was spotted back home in Florida after going to rehab in Switzerland. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Tim says his son has been to rehab multiple times. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rehab

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehab

Noun

Darline Graham, a mother of two, earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Charleston, a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and is a certified public manager, according to the release.

— Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Officials have said the modular jail will be used until a permanent detention and rehabilitation center is built.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Definition of rehabilitation

Verb

For the second year in a row, this quiet Hill Country town is digging itself out of a catastrophe that has mercilessly taken a community trying to heal and set them back on the path of mourning.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
To our community, join us in taking action against gun violence and helping the victims and those affected by gun violence to heal.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of heal

Verb

The sewer bond funds from Question 5 would be used to rehabilitate sewer mains, build additional green infrastructure and make upgrades to pump stations.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
The United States on Friday backed a new agreement between Iraq and Syria to rehabilitate an oil pipeline that would provide an alternative route for crude exports and reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

Definition of rehabilitate

Verb

The water has more than 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt, creating more buoyancy than the Dead Sea, but without curing your skin to jerky.

— Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
The film frames spirituality as both a visceral response to injustice, and an unquenchable thirst to cure it.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026