Synonyms of recuperate

recuperate

verb

ri-ˈkü-pə-ˌrāt 

as in to recover

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

half the office was out today, many employees being sick or recuperating from the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recover
• heal
• improve
• recoup
• convalesce
• come back
• gain
• rally
• mend
• survive
• pull round
• snap back
• revive
• come to
• come around
• come round
• recruit
• cheer (up)
• perk (up)
• pull through
• pick up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come down
• collapse
• fail
• deteriorate
• weaken
• decline
• fade
• wilt
• sink
• worsen
• waste (away)
• degenerate
• wither
• sicken
• ail
• languish
• relapse
• regress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recuperate

Down the road, her old friend Nell Benefield recuperates from a bout with the flu. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

Unfortunately, turf-type tall fescue doesn't recuperate well. —Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Apr. 2026

The new One Box brake system helps recuperate some energy under braking. —Sean Evans, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026

Nuland said his group supports a bill pending in the Florida Legislature that would require licenses and set quality standards for recovery houses where patients often stay to recuperate for a few days after cosmetic surgery. —Fred Schulte, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026