recovered
Bounced back fully
Recovered describes something that has been regained, restored, or retrieved after loss.
A recovered painting was stolen and found again.
A recovered patient has returned to health.
Recovered materials have been salvaged or recycled.
The word can also mean brought back under control: She recovered her composure after the shock.
Taken back; salvaged
- restoredReturned to original condition
- regainedRecovered after loss
- reacquiredObtained again after losing
- repossessedSeized for nonpayment
reestablished · reinstated · retrieved · recouped · reoccupied · composure · balance · footing
Post-illness healing phase
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- curedRestored to health
mended · restored · therapy · treatment · relapse · prognosis · discharge · outpatient
Obtained again after loss
- locatedFound the position of
- unearthedRetrieved from the ground
- excavatedDug up systematically
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
reclaimed · artifact · relic · treasure · remains · wreckage · debris · evidence
Recovering damaged goods
- rescueSave from harm
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- materialsRaw stuff for creation
scrap · recycled · repurposed · reclaimed · extraction · cleanup · aftermath · disaster
One still alive after
- comebackRecovery after decline
- reboundReturn after deflection
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
triumph · perseverance · resilience · fortitude · tenacity · grit · endurance · hardship
reclaimed
Taken back; salvaged
- restoredReturned to original condition
- regainedRecovered after loss
- reacquiredObtained again after losing
repossessed · reestablished · reinstated · retrieved · recouped · reoccupied · composure · balance · footing · consciousness
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
cured · mended · restored · therapy · treatment · relapse · prognosis · discharge · outpatient · physiotherapy
retrieved
Obtained again after loss
discovered · reclaimed · artifact · relic · treasure · remains · wreckage · debris · evidence · stolen
salvage
Recovering damaged goods
materials · scrap · recycled · repurposed · reclaimed · extraction · cleanup · aftermath · disaster · shipwreck
survivor
One still alive after
- comebackRecovery after decline
- reboundReturn after deflection
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
overcome · triumph · perseverance · resilience · fortitude · tenacity · grit · endurance · hardship · setback
- restoredrestored, rebuilt, renewed, revived, repaired
- missing personsmissing person, disappearance, missing children, missing child, vanished
- brought backreturned, revived, restored, recalled, retrieved
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- energy statesenergy, exhaustion, fatigue, tiredness, weariness
- wildlife statusendangered, extinct, vulnerable, threatened, rare species
recoveredlost
Unable to navigate
missing · unrecovered · gone · unretrieved · forfeited
recovereddeteriorated
Became worse over time
worsened · declined · regressed · relapsed · degenerated
- 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
recover, recovery, recovering, recovers, recoverable, irrecoverable, unrecovered, recoverability, nonrecoverable