RECUPERATIVE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

recuperative

adjective

Definition of recuperative

as in curative

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Recent Examples of recuperative The stricter criteria applies to hundreds of spots in the nonprofit’s family, sober-living and recuperative care programs. — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026 Lattimore and then-Deputy Director of Housing Stability Kimberly Cleminson exited their roles with the county following an internal investigation related to their involvement with a recuperative care business in Brooklyn Center. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2025 While patients are in recuperative care, they are tended to by a JPS nurse and nurse practitioner, and agree to contact JPS staff before going to the emergency room, Stafford said. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025 Among the additional 110 beds, 27 are dedicated to medical recuperative care. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recuperative

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Adjective

Yet despite their curative potential, uptake of gene therapies for sickle cell disease has been slow.

— Steven Ross Johnson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
For some patients, a single treatment can produce a durable or potentially curative response, reducing the need for years of ongoing therapy and the associated burden, side effects and cost.

— Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of curative

Adjective

Meanwhile, prisoners increasingly end up spending more time in their cells, with less access to rehabilitative programs and more incentive to pass the time taking illicit drugs.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
The agency also describes its existing prisons as rehabilitative.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of rehabilitative

Adjective

Graduation rates continue to rise, but the number of students who require remedial coursework after high school remains high.

— Matt Williams, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Public agencies can buy from or encourage corporate procurers to buy from those AI providers that have complied with remedial measures or provided access to evaluators.

— Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of remedial

Adjective

The following day, restorative massages in the hotel’s spa, Umari, were followed with relaxing strolls through the enchanting walled city.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
And even for those who are just ordinarily stressed, being around horses can be calming and restorative — part of a somatic healing approach, which focuses on how the body holds on to emotions.

— Ondine Cohane, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of restorative

Adjective

Its damage-control component detects vessel damage and takes corrective action.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
The latest in a long series of corrective measures was a thirteen-per-cent state income tax on millionaires, which went into effect in 2012 and is due to expire in 2030.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of corrective

Adjective

The Turkish bath is equally rejuvenating, with salt scrubs that left me flushed pink and glowing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Each pack comes with six pairs of patches, and the cooling sensation would feel even more rejuvenating if kept in the refrigerator.

— Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025

Definition of rejuvenating

Adjective

This is not a medical spa and therefore there is no nutrition concept, but healthful snacks like fruit grown on property and nuts are available in the changing spaces, hydrotherapy zone and the relaxation rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
As more people choose to stay in their homes longer, homeowners are looking for ways to create spaces that support and enhance healthful living with longevity in mind.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026

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