Synonyms of rehab

rehab 1 of 2

noun

ˈrē-ˌhab 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

rehab

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heal
• rehabilitate
• cure
• fix
• repair
• set up
• treat
• mend
• revive
• relieve
• attend (to)
• minister (to)
• alleviate
• nurse
• care (for)
• medicate
• revitalize
• renew
• remedy
• doctor
• physic
• rejuvenate
• fortify
• resuscitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wound
• hurt
• damage
• harm
• injure
• impair
• cripple
• disable
• mutilate
• waste
• lame
• maim
• weaken
• ail
• lacerate
• lay up
• afflict
• sap
• mangle
• sicken
• debilitate
• enfeeble
• enervate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rehab

Noun

This also comes after Nacua performed antisemitic gestures on a livestream last season and had a public stint in rehab in the offseason. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Now, his parents are reportedly considering legal action against the rehab center and the sober coach who allegedly brought him to there and left. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Yesavage experienced the longest baseball season of his life, Berríos pitched through pain in the regular season and Bieber came off Tommy John rehab right into a pennant race and October push. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

From there, Blair conceived Mark Southard and Davis Hench, two wildly different, aging slackers who are tasked with driving teenage scion Sheridan Kimberly to rehab on behalf of his disengaged billionaire parents. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026