Synonyms for recover
rɪˈkʌv ərre·cov·er

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1. recover

   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.

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

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

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

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1. recover

   Synonyms:
   regain, repossess, resume, retrieve, recruit, heal, cure, revive, restore, reanimate, save

   Antonyms:
   lose, forfeit, miss, sacrifice, deteriorate, impair, decay, decline, relapse

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1. recover, retrieve, find, regainverb

   get or find back; recover the use of

   "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"

   Synonyms:
   line up, detect, go back, find oneself, recoup, get, get hold, recollect, recuperate, find, reclaim, rule, notice, convalesce, call up, chance, determine, see, find out, come up, think, encounter, happen, retrieve, feel, incur, observe, recall, witness, call back, ascertain, bump, remember, regain, obtain, discover, receive

2. recuperate, recover, convalesceverb

   get over an illness or shock

   "The patient is recuperating"

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

3. 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"

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

4. recover, recoup, recuperateverb

   regain or make up for

   "recuperate one's losses"

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

5. reclaim, recoververb

   reuse (materials from waste products)

   Synonyms:
   recuperate, regenerate, tame, domesticize, retrieve, convalesce, go back, rectify, domesticise, domesticate, reform, regain, repossess, find, recoup, reclaim

6. recoververb

   cover anew

   "recover a chair"

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

Matched Categories

1. • Cover
   • Get
   • Improve
   • Recycle

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1. rewrap

   you can cover/wrap, and they can mean the same thing. so rewrap, and recover mean the same thing.

   he opened his present to early, so i had to rewrap it again.

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. recoververb

   Synonyms:
   regain, recuperate, get back

2. recoververb

   Synonyms:
   retrieve, restore, repair, recruit, re-establish

3. recoververb

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) obtain by course of law, get by judgment

4. recoververb

   Synonyms:
   rally, regain health, get well, be restored to health

5. recoververb

   Synonyms:
   be restored, be reinstated, regain the former state

6. recoververb

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) obtain judgment

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1. recoververb

   Synonyms:
   regain, reclaim, retrieve, repair, recoup, recruit, rally, repossess, recuperate

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1. List of paraphrases for "recover":

   retrieve, regain, recovery, retrieving, reclaim, recoup, restore, recovering, retrieved, retrieves, recuperate, collect, retreive, recapture, retrive, retrieval, re-establish, rebound, resume, recovers, repossess, salvage, reacquire, back

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1. Charles Krauthammer:

   They have displaced the United States, and their entire foreign policy under Putin is to recover the glory and the territory and the influence of the old Soviet Union one piece at a time and it does that by taking away from the United States, it's a zero sum game.

2. Claire Hopkins:

   Data from other viral illnesses and some of the new data we are gathering, suggest the vast majority of people will get better but for some, recovery will be slow, for people who recover more quickly it is likely the virus has only affected the cells lining their nose.

3. Lancaster County Commissioner Joshua Parsons:

   Our staff has made attempts to have family recover their remains, but has not been successful.

4. Robert Neller:

   I am personally compelled to say something about suicide and mental health, if you need help, please ask/speak up... we will be there for you. Consider the lasting impact on your family, friends, and unit -- none of whom will ever truly recover. Don't choose a permanent solution to a temporary problem that can be resolved with the help of your teammates.

5. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb:

   We're not in a position right now as much as we want to be focused outside of our borders, and we realize that there are hotspots in the country, Los Angeles, or New York City or Seattle, others are growing... but right now we're focused on Hoosier needs so when we get to that happy day where we can start to help the rest of the other country recover, we will.