RECOVERED Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

past tense of recover

as in retrieved

to get again in one's possession after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys

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as in rebounded

to regain a former or normal state after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory

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as in healed

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness I see you're recovering well from the accident

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as in recycled

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product the process of recovering aluminum from old cans

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Adjective

The recovered vehicle will be returned to Texas for analysis to improve future Starship designs. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Getting Starship’s heat shield back, and then putting the recovered tiles through tests in the laboratory or even on future Starship flights, might help answer this question. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 The recovered paintings are Paul Cezanne’s Still Life with Cherries (1890), Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s late-career Les Poissons (1917), and Henri Matisse’s Odalisque on the Terrace (1922). — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Authorities estimated the recovered property was worth approximately $250,000. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Royce had not yet been buried because her remains were severely burned and the identification of recovered body parts was still underway. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The solvent then binds with the CO₂, which is then, in turn, heated by the recovered exhaust gas. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 That person was Empey, and investigators confirmed that the recovered gear belonged to him. — Rose Evans july 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026 Over the years, the Aerospace Corporation has studied recovered pressure vessels like those from the Australian affair. — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026

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Once they are recovered, the remains are often sun-bleached, scavenged and without any recognizable features, Kaplan said. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 Connecticut State Police reportedly recovered identifying information, documents, drivers’ licenses, personal identifying information and banking information of almost 40 people, according to court records. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Once heavily hunted, these turtles have recovered through decades of protection, and gatherings like this show the progress made. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Police told Fox News Digital that the gun used in the shooting has not been recovered. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Now that her remains have been recovered, relatives want to know how Goods ended up at the airport. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 The family had removed their home’s Ring camera in the minutes after the shooting, police said, but officers recovered surveillance footage from elsewhere that showed Willis had not acted aggressively towards Martinez in the driveway. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Two plays later Priebe missed a block that allowed cornerback Dru Phillips to hit Wright and cause a fumble that linebacker Micah McFadden recovered. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Police recovered multiple shell casings from the scene while searching for witnesses and surveillance video on Sunday. — Christina Fan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovered

Adjective

But the tale of the shitty guy who uses his ‘saved’ status to avoid scrutiny of his current choices?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Spotify noted that the album is one of the most pre-saved album Countdown Pages in platform history, with more than five million presaves.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2026

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Adjective

Volunteers painted and repaired bleachers, replaced the chain-link fence in the outfield with a wooden one and painted the dugouts.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
That can mean fewer repaired roofs, fewer modernized science laboratories, fewer accessible entrances and elevators, fewer upgraded heating and cooling systems, fewer lead and asbestos remediation projects and fewer safety improvements.

— Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of repaired

Verb

The family was in the middle of a cookout when Silvia arrived, and after an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile, authorities said Silvia retrieved the shotgun from his truck and shot the two women.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Val’s introduction come by way of a carjacking that sees Sugar’s baby blue 1966 Chevrolet Corvette stolen and then quickly and conveniently retrieved by Val, who just so happens to be standing nearby when the theft happened.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of retrieved

Verb

Points leader Denny Hamlin also rebounded from a pit stop miscue that dropped the Joe Gibbs Racing driver outside the top 15 with less than 100 laps remaining.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Buoyed by that role, Fabares rebounded to work on such popular series as The Brian Keith Show, The Practice with Danny Thomas and Highcliffe Manor.

— Cheryl Cheng, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebounded

Adjective

The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Guests can hike, cycle, or ski up to Moonshack, a secluded cabin built from reclaimed timber next to an observatory with a telescope on par with those used by major research universities.

— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Definition of reclaimed

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However, the trade quickly unwound, with yields higher Thursday as the market digested the move as well as the longer-term structural problems facing the fixed income market.

— Jeff Cox,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
According to the report, residents of Pittsburgh spend a median of $1,775 each month on the 13 most common household bills, which is about 14% less than the national average and welcome news for anyone living on a fixed income.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

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