recuperate
Get well again
Recuperate means to recover health or strength after illness, injury, or exertion: She's at home recuperating from surgery.
The word suggests a gradual process requiring rest and time.
It extends to recovering other losses—financial setbacks, depleted resources: The company needs time to recuperate its losses.
Recuperate is slightly more formal than recover.
Restore after damage
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- regenerateRestore by regrowing
reinvigorate · fortify · resilience · endurance · stamina · energy · vitality · bounce back
Unable to leave mattress
- patientAble to wait calmly
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- convalescentOne recovering from illness
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
sanatorium · infirmary · caregiver · nurse · palliative · invalidism · seclusion · recumbent
Curative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- cureTreatment that heals
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
bandage · salve · ointment · antibiotic · dressings · antiseptic · physician · doctor
State of being unwound
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
nap · siesta · slumber · leisure · tranquility · peacefulness · quietude · serenity
Return to earlier state
- reclaimTake back possession
- renewalMaking current again
- comebackRecovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
revival · get back · second wind · turnaround · improvement · progress · rally · rebound
Rehabilitative movement-based medical care
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- speech therapyTreatment for communication disorders
- reconditioningRestoring to good condition
- mobility aidsEquipment supporting independent movement
prosthetics · orthotics · exercise regimen · cognitive therapy · neuroplasticity · hydrotherapy · biofeedback · assistive technology
rebuild
Restore after damage
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
regenerate · reinvigorate · fortify · resilience · endurance · stamina · energy · vitality · bounce back · reconditioning
bedridden
Unable to leave mattress
- patientAble to wait calmly
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- convalescentOne recovering from illness
inpatient · sanatorium · infirmary · caregiver · nurse · palliative · invalidism · seclusion · recumbent · immobilized
therapy
Curative mental treatment
medication · bandage · salve · ointment · antibiotic · dressings · antiseptic · physician · doctor · surgeon
relaxation
State of being unwound
sleep · nap · siesta · slumber · leisure · tranquility · peacefulness · quietude · serenity · calmness
restore
Return to earlier state
resurgence · revival · get back · second wind · turnaround · improvement · progress · rally · rebound · upturn
physical therapy
Rehabilitative movement-based medical care
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- speech therapyTreatment for communication disorders
- reconditioningRestoring to good condition
mobility aids · prosthetics · orthotics · exercise regimen · cognitive therapy · neuroplasticity · hydrotherapy · biofeedback · assistive technology · retraining
- recoverysobriety, rehab, detox, sober, healing process
- fixesfix, repair, mend, correction, correct
- tonicstonic, health tonic, tonic water, herbal tonic, reviver
- rest and recuperationPeriod for recovery
recuperation, recuperating, recuperated, recuperates, recuperations