What are some opposite words for recuperate?

Antonyms for recuperate
rɪˈku pəˌreɪt, -ˈkyu-re·cu·per·ate

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. recuperate

    The transitive use of recover in the sense of cure, heal, etc., as in 2 Kings v, 6, "That thou mayest recover him of his leprosy," is now practically obsolete. 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.

    Antonyms:
    die, fail, grow worse, relapse, sink

    Synonyms:
    be cured, be healed, be restored, cure, heal, reanimate, recover, recruit, regain, repossess, restore, resume, retrieve

    Preposition:
    From; rarely of; (Law) to recover judgment against, to recover damages of or from a person.

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  1. recover, recoup, recuperateverb

    regain or make up for

    "recuperate one's losses"

    Antonyms:
    devolve, drop, degenerate, deteriorate

    Synonyms:
    retrieve, reclaim, reimburse, find, withhold, recoup, go back, deduct, recover, regain, convalesce

  2. recover, go back, recuperateverb

    regain a former condition after a financial loss

    "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"

    Antonyms:
    devolve, degenerate, deteriorate, drop

    Synonyms:
    retrieve, reclaim, date back, find, recoup, go back, recur, recover, regain, convalesce, date from

  3. recuperateverb

    restore to good health or strength

    Antonyms:
    devolve, degenerate, drop, deteriorate

    Synonyms:
    recover, recoup, convalesce, go back

  4. recuperate, recover, convalesceverb

    get over an illness or shock

    "The patient is recuperating"

    Antonyms:
    deteriorate, devolve, degenerate, drop

    Synonyms:
    retrieve, reclaim, go back, recoup, recover, regain, convalesce, find

How to use recuperate in a sentence?

  1. Katrina Goss:

    We had to let him pass on, he was severely brain-damaged and the doctors told us he would never recuperate, that it wasn’t even really him anymore. I was at his bedside for three weeks. We are utterly devastated, and we will never get over it.

  2. Golden State Warriors:

    Obviously, we just wanted to win the series, but this is ideal, probably give the players the weekend off to recuperate.

  3. Michael Bruce Curry:

    I have spoken with several others who have gone through this, and who have offered both encouragement and helpful advice. I will be in the hospital for at least a day, then at home to recuperate.

  4. Michelle Noehren:

    In my opinion, this trend away from nurseries is extremely disturbing and is doing a huge disservice to women, it's like we're forgetting that women's bodies experience so much during birth. God forbid we need a little rest to recuperate. There is nothing, I repeat nothing, wrong with asking for your baby to be taken to the nursery so that you can rest while you're still in the hospital. Moms should not be shamed or judged for expressing their needs.

  5. Publicist Simon Jones:

    Zayn has been signed off with stress and is flying back to the U.K. to recuperate.

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#1763die
#2158drop
#2636fail
#7229sink
#25141relapse
#29320degenerate
#37387deteriorate
#83252devolve
#86158recuperate

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