RECOVER Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

recover

verb

ri-ˈkə-vər

Definition of recover

as in to regain

to get again in one's possession after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys

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as in to rebound

to regain a former or normal state after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory

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as in to heal

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness I see you're recovering well from the accident

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as in to recycle

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product the process of recovering aluminum from old cans

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Recent Examples of recover By contract, the industrial development board owns the land set for Starbase Louisiana, but SpaceX has the right to recover it. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 The indictment treats the January and May incidents as separate offenses and does not say that the drugs recovered during the May search were those involved in the toddler’s death. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Each rotation buys a teammate time to recover, provided the next player moves with it. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 The victim is expected to recover from his injuries, police said. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recover

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Verb

The partnership operates at the federal and state level which allows Dewan to regain some of its investments to use for future solar projects, officials said.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Its report points to independent software maintenance as a way for IT leaders to regain control over software budgets, illustrating its potential bias.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of regain

Verb

Josephine will begin to pull away Thursday, allowing winds and water levels to gradually subside, with highs rebounding to the upper 60s inland.

— Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Its shares plunged 32% on their market debut Tuesday, before rebounding by nearly 30% Wednesday.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebound

Verb

Eisenkot is campaigning on a promise to restore public trust in government, rebuild Israel’s security, and heal the divisions that have fractured the country.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Its purpose, Felix explained, was to heal both physical and psychic wounds.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of heal

Verb

The father and son are accused of recycling patients through their facilities to continue billing insurance companies, regardless of whether treatment was medically necessary or actually provided.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Some in the room thought the video message, which made no specific mention of the Amarillo Democrats, was recycled from earlier this year.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of recycle

Verb

The two swiftwater technicians waded to the Fulchers’ house and retrieved the Fulcher children, who were huddled together on the mattress.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
The report described one administrator who traveled to Florida during a previous election cycle to retrieve ballots.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieve

Verb

But the Rays, also seeking their first championship, rallied in the bottom half after a throwing error by third baseman Joey Ortiz on Junior Caminero’s leadoff grounder against reliever Antonio Senzatela.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The exit polls suggested his opponents — led by Netanyahu’s chief rival, Gadi Eisenkot, who also rallied exuberant supporters in Tel Aviv early on Wednesday — could secure a solid majority in the next parliament.

— Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rally

Verb

Parties that likely would support Eisenkot have vowed to improve Israel's international standing and work to conscript ultra-Orthodox men while bolstering the independence of the judiciary.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Such a process could potentially improve lithium recovery from underground brines while reducing the chemical demands of conventional separation methods.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of improve

Verb

Russia occupied Izyum, where Fox said her brother settled, for six months in 2022, but Ukraine later recaptured it in a major counteroffensive.

— Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
This group of people laughing, arguing, and reminiscing about a great era of American history—and also about members of their cohort who were long gone—recaptured lightning in a bottle.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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