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. Ricardo Quaresma:

   We have achieved our goal and now we have to recover over the next few days to think about the next match, now we have to continue with this mindset of winning and wait for the next match.

2. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir:

   Our view is market forces determine the price of oil and we will maintain our market share and markets will recover.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   You send them back to their community, you will in essence be reseeding with individuals who are capable of transmitting infection, many communities throughout the country, so, it's much, much better to have the capability to put them in a place where they could comfortably recover.

4. Ben Cotton:

   All of this, however, may be a moot point, because subsequently I was able to recover all those deleted files and I have access to them.

5. Adam Nawalka:

   We are not sure whether or not Kamil Glik will be fit to play in the first match but today he is going to take part in training, kamil Glik is a very tough guy, he is doing everything he can to recover from his injury and he is training several hours a day, but whether or not Kamil will be part of the team against Senegal is unknown.