recovery
Bouncing back stronger
Recovery is the process of returning to a normal or healthy state after illness, injury, loss, or difficulty: Her recovery from surgery took three months, economic recovery after the recession.
In addiction contexts, recovery often describes ongoing sobriety rather than a completed cure: He's been in recovery for five years.
Recovery also means retrieving something lost or stolen: data recovery, the recovery of stolen artwork.
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- mendingRestoring damaged items
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- therapyCurative mental treatment
treatment · cure · remedy · medicine · rest · healing · wellness · remission
Unimpaired mental state
- detoxSubstance removal process
- rehabAddiction treatment program
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
- sponsorFunder of activities
relapse · abstinence · withdrawal · cravings · triggers · intervention · outpatient · inpatient
Resounding, celebrated victory
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- returnGo back again
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
rebirth · turnaround · underdog · second chance · reinvention · perseverance · vindication · upset
Stored duplicate for recovery
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- retrievalAct of getting back
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- diskFlat circular object
file · cloud · hard drive · deleted · recycle bin · undelete · partition · forensics
Gradual intensity reduction
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- ice bathTherapeutic immersion in frigid water
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- foam rollerFitness recovery cylinder
rest day · hydration · nutrition · protein · sleep · muscle repair · DOMS · compression
Destroyed remains of something
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- retrievalAct of getting back
- rescueSave from harm
scavenge · reclamation · tow · haul · underwater · diving · sunken · cargo
Return after deflection
- upturnImprovement in conditions
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- rallyGathering for a cause
growth · stimulus · recession · bounce-back · stabilization · market · employment · GDP
Restoring to good condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
revitalization · reclamation · repairs · rebuilding · cleanup · disaster · flood · fire
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- mendingRestoring damaged items
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
therapy · treatment · cure · remedy · medicine · rest · healing · wellness · remission · physical therapy
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- detoxSubstance removal process
- rehabAddiction treatment program
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
sponsor · relapse · abstinence · withdrawal · cravings · triggers · intervention · outpatient · inpatient · sober
triumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- returnGo back again
redemption · rebirth · turnaround · underdog · second chance · reinvention · perseverance · vindication · upset · rally
backup
Stored duplicate for recovery
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- retrievalAct of getting back
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
disk · file · cloud · hard drive · deleted · recycle bin · undelete · partition · forensics · encrypted
cooldown
Gradual intensity reduction
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- ice bathTherapeutic immersion in frigid water
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
foam roller · rest day · hydration · nutrition · protein · sleep · muscle repair · DOMS · compression · elevation
wreckage
Destroyed remains of something
rescue · scavenge · reclamation · tow · haul · underwater · diving · sunken · cargo · marine
rebound
Return after deflection
- upturnImprovement in conditions
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
rally · growth · stimulus · recession · bounce-back · stabilization · market · employment · GDP · inflation
renovation
Restoring to good condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
preservation · revitalization · reclamation · repairs · rebuilding · cleanup · disaster · flood · fire · storm
- rehabilitationrehab, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inpatient rehab
- athlete lifestyletraining, workouts, gym, practice, rest days
- Comebackscomeback, revival, return, resurgence, renewal
- emotional changehealing, heartbreak, falling in love, grief, awakening
- Exercise Typesintense, light, moderate, vigorous, low-impact
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
recoveryrelapse
Return to former illness
deterioration · decline · worsening · degeneration · backsliding
recoveryrecession
Prolonged economic decline
depression · collapse · decline · downturn · crash
recoveryloss
Being without something
forfeiture · forfeit · losing · misplacement · dispossession
- 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, recovering, recovered, recovers, recoveries, recoverable, irrecoverable, unrecovered, recovery time