Synonyms of rehabilitation

rehabilitation

noun

ˌrē-ə-ˌbi-lə-ˈtā-shən 

as in recovery

the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength

his rehabilitation from the flu was brief, and he was up and working again within a few days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovery
• rehab
• healing
• recuperation
• convalescence
• comeback
• mending
• revival
• resuscitation
• survival
• rally
• snapback

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deterioration
• failing
• decline
• degeneration
• worsening
• sinking
• weakening
• fading
• regression
• relapse
• languishing
• wasting (away)
• wilting
• withering

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of rehabilitation

With Boubakary Soumare suspended for tomorrow’s trip to Newcastle United, fellow midfielder Wilfred Ndidi struggling with a hamstring problem and Winks continuing his rehabilitation after a groin injury, Skipp is expected to get another opportunity. —Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024

In the rehabilitation program that counts Boris and Svetlaya among its alumni, researchers feed the cubs almost exclusively wild game. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024

Greenlaw has put in two weeks of practice and months of rehabilitation to recover from an injury that happened in bizarre fashion. —Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024

This rehabilitation program is highly individualized and can include audiologists, speech-language pathologists, educators of the deaf, and your friends and family. —Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024