Synonyms for recovery
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Noun
1. Recuperation — A return to normal health
Definitions
- n. 1
A return to normal health.
I hope you make a full recovery.
Related words
- Word family
- recover
- Phrases
- recovery moment recovery phrase recovery truck frame-alignment recovery time
Forms
- Plural
- recoveries → recuperations, convalescences, healings, restorations…
Example sentences
- healing She found healing through teaching others to cope.
- restoration He began his lecture with the Meiji Restoration.
- recuperation All the drowsy recuperation in my brain burned off like morning mist.
- convalescence My father aged remarkably during his convalescence.
- revival Berber is undergoing a strong revival movement.
- salvage Perhaps we can salvage some parts off this plane.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| recovery | steady | |
| healing | rising | |
| restoration | steady | |
| recuperation | rising | |
| convalescence | falling | |
| revival | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- healing2, revival3, salvage2
- 9 letters
- retrieval3
- 10 letters
- redemption3, resumption3
- 11 letters
- restoration4, restitution4, reclamation4
- 12 letters
- recuperation5, repossession4
- 13 letters
- convalescence4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (healing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rétablissement
- Italiano
- ristabilimento
- Español
- restablecimiento