recover
Get well again
To recover something means to regain possession or control of it after this has lapsed.
If you recover from an illness, you return to health.
When a football player recovers a fumble, he gains control of a loose ball.
If an economy recovers, it returns to growth after a period of recession.
In a lawsuit, you may recover damages, that is, be compensated for the loss you have suffered.
To recover a cost is to get back the money you spent, usually in reference to business revenue.
Get something back
- reclaimTake back possession
- recaptureSeize again after loss
- repossessSeize for unpaid debt
- recoupRegain a loss
reacquire · reestablish · reinstate · restoration · restitution · return · find · locate
Regain strength after sickness
- healRestore to wellness
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- treatmentCare for an ailment
cure · remedy · medicine · mend · rest · wellness · physiotherapy · nursing
Recovery from adversity
- reboundReturn after deflection
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
perseverance · stamina · toughness · adaptability · tenacity · determination · strength · survival
Stored duplicate for recovery
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- retrievalAct of getting back
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- deletionRemoval of content
harddrive · file · cloud · disk · database · encryption · forensics · partition
Destroyed remains of something
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- divingEntering water deliberately
underwater · excavation · artifacts · debris · rescue · extraction · retrieval · reclamation
retrieve
Get something back
recoup · reacquire · reestablish · reinstate · restoration · restitution · return · find · locate · reunite
convalesce
Regain strength after sickness
- healRestore to wellness
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
treatment · cure · remedy · medicine · mend · rest · wellness · physiotherapy · nursing · bandage
bounceback
Recovery from adversity
- reboundReturn after deflection
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
grit · perseverance · stamina · toughness · adaptability · tenacity · determination · strength · survival · steadfastness
backup
Stored duplicate for recovery
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- retrievalAct of getting back
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
deletion · harddrive · file · cloud · disk · database · encryption · forensics · partition · reboot
wreckage
Destroyed remains of something
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
diving · underwater · excavation · artifacts · debris · rescue · extraction · retrieval · reclamation · dredge
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- returnsreturn, rebound, comeback, bounce back, give back
- evidence handlingcollect, preserve, document, secure, examine
- salvagesalvage, salvage operations, salvage operation, salvor, marine salvage
- swordplayfencer, swordsman, sword fighting, swordsmanship, parry
- tech fixesfix, reboot, repair, software patch, reset
- recovery groupsCollective healing gatherings
- post-war recoveryRebuilding after armed conflict
- financial recoveryReturn to economic health
- full recoveryReturn to prior health
- speedy recoveryQuick return to health
- recovery timePeriod needed to heal
recovery, recovering, recovered, recovers, recoveries, recoverable, irrecoverable, unrecoverable, recoverer