Antonyms for recovery
rɪˈkʌv ə rire·cov·e·ry

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1. recovery

   Antonyms:
   loss, forfeiture, privation, deprival, sacrifice, abandonment, relapse, retrogression, decay, declension, incurableness, ruin

   Synonyms:
   repossession, regaining, reinstatement, vindication, renovation, restitution, re-establishment, retrieval, rectification, replacement, reanimation, resuscitation, revival, redemption

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Healing
   • Improvement

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. recoverynoun

   return to an original state

   "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

   Synonyms:
   retrieval, convalescence, recuperation

2. convalescence, recuperation, recoverynoun

   gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

   Synonyms:
   retrieval, convalescence, recuperation

3. recovery, retrievalnoun

   the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

   Synonyms:
   retrieval, convalescence, recuperation

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1. recoverynoun

   Synonyms:
   retrieval, recuperation, regaining, restoration, convalescence

How to use recovery in a sentence?

1. Takeshi Minami:

   This is a pretty positive figure and shows the recovery is picking up pace, non-manufacturers are boosting spending on expectations that private consumption will recover, so this should serve as a key driver of growth.

2. Chief Executive Oscar Munoz:

   I am on the road to recovery, my time away will be a little longer than I would like, but based upon discussion with my doctors I will be back in the first quarter.

3. Redmond Burke:

   Without the model, I would have been less certain about (operating on Mia) and that would have led me naturally to make a larger incision that could possibly cause more pain and a longer recovery time.

4. Charlie Rittgers:

   I can tell you that the family is sorry about the incident, they wish all the victims a speedy recovery.

5. Soomi Lee:

   When sleep loss occurs almost every day, which means( it's) chronic, that's when our body and mind can not tolerate anymore, the research shows that consecutive sleep loss results in incomplete recovery and stress pile-up and so degrade our daily well-being.

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