Synonyms for recover
Definitions
- v. 1
To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet.
- v. 2
To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person).
They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital.
Related words
- Word family
- recoverable recovery
Forms
- Past participle
- recovered
e.g. recovered → regained, retrieved, restored, revived…
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The chief transitive use of recover is in the sense to obtain again after losing, regain, repossess, etc.; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover health. The intransitive sense, be cured, be restored, etc., is very common; as, to recover from sickness, terror, or misfortune.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- restore Sami was determined to restore his sister's honor.
- regain Ziri wanted to regain back his powerful abilities.
- retrieve Igor went to retrieve his stuff from the campsite.
- revive Benedito poured water on the plants to revive them.
- recoup He kept on gambling, trying in vain to recoup his losses.
- recuperate Sami has to stay in bed if he wants to recuperate.
By length
- 4 letters
- find1, save1, heal1
- 5 letters
- rally2
- 6 letters
- rescue2, resume2, regain2, revive2, redeem2, recoup2
- 7 letters
- restore2, recruit2, reclaim2
- 8 letters
- retrieve2
- 9 letters
- repossess3
- 10 letters
- recuperate4, convalesce3
- 11 letters
- revendicate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rally2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- recouvrer
- Italiano
- recuperare
- Español
- recuperar