get better

Make progress gradually

Get better means to improve or recover.

Health gets better after illness: She's getting better since the surgery.

Skills get better with practice.

Situations get better when conditions improve.

The phrase often carries optimism or reassurance: Things will get better.

It can also be a command to someone unwell: Get better soon.

Related

bounce back · shake it off · upgrade · recuperate · back on your feet · gain ground · pick up steam · revive · progress · rejuvenate · advance · on the up · restore · overcome · on the mend · pull through · remedy · rehabilitate

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Opposites
health recovery

get betterdeteriorate

Grow worse over time

worsen · take a turn for the worse · decline · go downhill · go from bad to worse

skill or performance improvement

get betterworsen

Become more severe

decline · regress · deteriorate · go downhill · lose one's touch

Family

get, better, betterment, bettering, bettered, getting better, got better, gets better

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G