What is another word for convalesce?
1010 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈɒnvəlˌɛs], [ kˈɒnvəlˌɛs], [ k_ˈɒ_n_v_ə_l_ˌɛ_s]
Convalesce is a word that means to recover one's health and strength gradually after a period of illness or injury. Synonyms for convalesce include recuperate, restore, regain, heal, recover, mend, renew, rejuvenate, revitalize, and get better. These terms all convey the idea of returning to full health and function after a setback. Each synonym brings a slightly different nuance or emphasis to the process of recovery, such as recuperate which implies taking time to rest and rebuild strength, or rejuvenate which suggests a renewal of energy and vibrancy. Nonetheless, all are a perfect replacement for convalesce when discussing the process of regaining good health after a period of illness or injury.
Synonyms for Convalesce:
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v.
• body • heal • improve- Re-forming ,
- came around ,
- comes around ,
- coming around ,
- doctored up ,
- doctoring up ,
- doctors up ,
- in crease ,
- in creases ,
- in creasing ,
- in-crease ,
- in-creased ,
- in-creases ,
- made strides ,
- makes strides ,
- making strides ,
- pro moting ,
- pro-mote ,
- pro-motes ,
- pro-moting ,
- re fine ,
- re fined ,
- re fines ,
- re form ,
- re formed ,
- re forming ,
- re forms ,
- re vamp ,
- re vamped ,
- re vamping ,
- re vamps ,
- re vise ,
- re vised ,
- re vising ,
- re-fine ,
- re-fines ,
- re-fining ,
- re-forms ,
- re-vamp ,
- re-vamped ,
- re-vamping ,
- re-vamps ,
- re-vise ,
- re-vised ,
- re-vising ,
- sets right ,
- shapes up ,
- shaping up ,
- straightens out ,
- turn corner ,
- turned corner ,
- turned the corner ,
- turning corner ,
- turning the corner ,
- turns corner ,
- turns the corner ,
- up date ,
- up dated ,
- up dates ,
- up dating ,
- up grade ,
- up graded ,
- up grades ,
- up grading ,
- up-date ,
- up-dated ,
- up-dates ,
- up-dating ,
- up-graded ,
- up-grades ,
- up-grading .
- fiddles with ,
- fiddling with ,
- over haul ,
- over hauled ,
- over hauling ,
- over hauls ,
- over-haul ,
- over-hauled ,
- over-hauling ,
- over-hauls ,
- re adies ,
- re condition ,
- re conditioned ,
- re conditioning ,
- re conditions ,
- re construct ,
- re constructed ,
- re constructing ,
- re constructs ,
- re dress ,
- re dresses ,
- re dressing ,
- re fit ,
- re fits ,
- re fitted ,
- re fitting ,
- re furbish ,
- re furbished ,
- re furbishes ,
- re furbishing ,
- re touch ,
- re touched ,
- re touches ,
- re touching ,
- re-adies ,
- re-condition ,
- re-conditioned ,
- re-conditioning ,
- re-conditions ,
- re-construct ,
- re-constructing ,
- re-constructs ,
- re-dress ,
- re-dressed ,
- re-dresses ,
- re-dressing ,
- re-fit ,
- re-fits ,
- re-fitted ,
- re-fitting ,
- re-furbish ,
- re-furbished ,
- re-furbishes ,
- re-furbishing ,
- re-touch ,
- re-touched ,
- re-touches ,
- re-touching .
- am refreshed ,
- are refreshed ,
- art refreshed ,
- being refreshed ,
- is refreshed ,
- livened up ,
- livening up ,
- livens up ,
- re freshes ,
- re-fresh ,
- re-freshes ,
- takes heart ,
- taking heart ,
- took heart ,
- was refreshed ,
- wast refreshed ,
- were refreshed ,
- wert refreshed .
- Re-turn ,
- gat back feet ,
- gat back on feet ,
- gat back on one feet ,
- gat back on one's feet ,
- gat back on ones feet ,
- gat back one feet ,
- gat back one's feet ,
- gat back ones feet ,
- gat in shape ,
- gat shape ,
- get back feet ,
- get back on one feet ,
- get back on ones feet ,
- get back one feet ,
- get back one's feet ,
- get back ones feet ,
- get shape ,
- gets back feet ,
- gets back on feet ,
- gets back on one feet ,
- gets back on one's feet ,
- gets back on ones feet ,
- gets back one feet ,
- gets back one's feet ,
- gets back ones feet ,
- gets in shape ,
- gets shape ,
- getting back feet ,
- getting back on feet ,
- getting back on one feet ,
- getting back on one's feet ,
- getting back on ones feet ,
- getting back one feet ,
- getting back one's feet ,
- getting back ones feet ,
- getting in shape ,
- getting shape ,
- got back feet ,
- got back on feet ,
- got back on one feet ,
- got back on one's feet ,
- got back on ones feet ,
- got back one feet ,
- got back one's feet ,
- got back ones feet ,
- got in shape ,
- got shape ,
- gotten back feet ,
- gotten back on feet ,
- gotten back on one feet ,
- gotten back on one's feet ,
- gotten back on ones feet ,
- gotten back one feet ,
- gotten back one's feet ,
- gotten back ones feet ,
- gotten in shape ,
- gotten shape ,
- made a comeback ,
- made comeback ,
- make comeback ,
- makes a comeback ,
- makes comeback ,
- making a comeback ,
- making comeback ,
- over come ,
- over comes ,
- over coming ,
- over-comes ,
- over-coming ,
- pulled through ,
- re bound ,
- re bounded ,
- re bounding ,
- re bounds ,
- re coil ,
- re coiled ,
- re coiling ,
- re coils ,
- re turn ,
- re turning ,
- re turns ,
- re-bound ,
- re-bounded ,
- re-bounding ,
- re-bounds ,
- re-coil ,
- re-coiled ,
- re-coiling ,
- re-coils ,
- re-turned ,
- re-turning ,
- re-turns ,
- regain one health ,
- regain ones health ,
- regained health ,
- regained one health ,
- regained one's health ,
- regained ones health ,
- regaining health ,
- regaining one health ,
- regaining one's health ,
- regaining ones health ,
- regains health ,
- regains one health ,
- regains one's health ,
- regains ones health ,
- return form ,
- returned form ,
- returned to form ,
- returning form ,
- returning to form ,
- returns form ,
- returns to form ,
- snapped back ,
- snaps back ,
- sprang back ,
- springs back ,
- sprung back ,
- started anew ,
- starts anew .
- am mend ,
- am on mend ,
- am on the mend ,
- am out of the woods ,
- am out the woods ,
- am the mend ,
- are on mend ,
- are on the mend ,
- are out of the woods ,
- are out the woods ,
- are the mend ,
- art mend ,
- art out of the woods ,
- art out the woods ,
- art the mend ,
- be mend ,
- be on mend ,
- be out the woods ,
- be the mend ,
- being mend ,
- being on mend ,
- being on the mend ,
- being out of the woods ,
- being out the woods ,
- being the mend ,
- is mend ,
- is on mend ,
- is on the mend ,
- is out of the woods ,
- is out the woods ,
- is the mend ,
- pull out it ,
- pulled out it ,
- pulled out of it ,
- pulling out it ,
- pulling out of it ,
- pulls out it ,
- pulls out of it ,
- snap out it ,
- snapped out it ,
- snapped out of it ,
- snapping out it ,
- snapping out of it ,
- snaps out it ,
- snaps out of it ,
- was mend ,
- was on mend ,
- was on the mend ,
- was out of the woods ,
- was out the woods ,
- was the mend ,
- wast mend ,
- wast on mend ,
- wast on the mend ,
- wast out of the woods ,
- wast out the woods ,
- wast the mend ,
- were mend ,
- were on mend ,
- were on the mend ,
- were out of the woods ,
- were out the woods ,
- were the mend ,
- wert mend ,
- wert on mend ,
- wert on the mend ,
- wert out of the woods ,
- wert out the woods ,
- wert the mend .
Other synonyms:
- fight off ,
- gain ,
- health ,
- nurse ,
- perk up ,
- pull through ,
- rally ,
- respond ,
- shake ,
- strengthen ,
- survive .
Other relevant words:
- accommodate ,
- acquire ,
- addition ,
- adjudge ,
- adjust ,
- admit ,
- advance ,
- advancement ,
- agitate ,
- agree ,
- amend ,
- amplification ,
- animate ,
- answer ,
- apply ,
- appreciation ,
- apprehend ,
- apprehension ,
- arouse ,
- arrest ,
- arrive at ,
- ascertain ,
- attain ,
- attract ,
- backlash ,
- bait ,
- balance ,
- be on the mend ,
- be out of the woods ,
- be out of woods ,
- bear ,
- beat up ,
- becharm ,
- beef up ,
- beguile ,
- benefit ,
- best ,
- bettor ,
- bewitch ,
- bind ,
- blush wine ,
- book ,
- bounciness ,
- bouncing ,
- bound ,
- brace ,
- break ,
- breakthrough ,
- breastfeed ,
- breathe ,
- bring around ,
- bring in ,
- bring out ,
- bring through ,
- buck up ,
- build ,
- build up ,
- bump ,
- bushel ,
- call back ,
- call for ,
- call in ,
- call up ,
- callback ,
- captivate ,
- capture ,
- cargo area ,
- cargo deck ,
- cargo hold ,
- carry ,
- carry through ,
- castigate ,
- catch one's breath ,
- catch up with ,
- chance ,
- chance on ,
- chance upon ,
- charm ,
- chasten ,
- chastise ,
- check ,
- clasp ,
- clean up ,
- clear ,
- clear up ,
- clench ,
- clout ,
- clutch ,
- clutches ,
- collar ,
- collect ,
- come across ,
- come along ,
- come back ,
- come on ,
- come through ,
- come to ,
- come up ,
- come upon ,
- commit ,
- compensate ,
- concord ,
- concur ,
- confine ,
- constrain ,
- consult ,
- contain ,
- control ,
- cop ,
- counterbalance ,
- cover ,
- cross ,
- crystalise ,
- crystalize ,
- crystallise ,
- crystallize ,
- cultivate ,
- curative ,
- curb ,
- cured ,
- curriculum vitae ,
- custody ,
- cut across ,
- cut through ,
- cv ,
- darn ,
- date back ,
- date from ,
- declare ,
- decline ,
- deduct ,
- deem ,
- defend ,
- defy ,
- delay ,
- deliver ,
- deplumate ,
- deplume ,
- derive ,
- describe ,
- detention ,
- determine ,
- didder ,
- discipline ,
- disclose ,
- discovery ,
- disentangle ,
- displume ,
- distinguish ,
- divulge ,
- doctor ,
- domesticise ,
- domesticize ,
- drag ,
- draw ,
- draw in ,
- draw out ,
- drive back ,
- drum up ,
- earn ,
- ease ,
- echo ,
- elate ,
- elucidate ,
- enamor ,
- enamour ,
- enchant ,
- encounter ,
- endure ,
- energise ,
- energize ,
- enlighten ,
- enlistee ,
- enliven ,
- enrol ,
- enroll ,
- enter ,
- entertain ,
- entrance ,
- escape from ,
- eternal rest ,
- eternal sleep ,
- even off ,
- even out ,
- even up ,
- exalt ,
- exchange ,
- excite ,
- exist ,
- expose ,
- extract ,
- fall upon ,
- fascinate ,
- feel ,
- feel oneself again ,
- fiddle with ,
- fiddled with ,
- filter ,
- find oneself ,
- find out ,
- fix ,
- fixing ,
- fixture ,
- forge ahead ,
- fortify ,
- forward motion ,
- fresh ,
- freshly ,
- fringe benefit ,
- furbish up ,
- gain ground ,
- gather ,
- gather up ,
- get ,
- get a line ,
- get across ,
- get ahead ,
- get along ,
- get back on feet ,
- get back on one's feet ,
- get hold ,
- get in shape ,
- get on ,
- get out ,
- get out from under ,
- get wind ,
- get word ,
- gimmick ,
- give ,
- give away ,
- give suck ,
- go ,
- go for ,
- go on ,
- grab ,
- grasp ,
- grip ,
- guard ,
- halt ,
- handclasp ,
- handgrip ,
- handle ,
- handshake ,
- handshaking ,
- happen ,
- happen upon ,
- harbor ,
- harbour ,
- hark back ,
- haul ,
- have ,
- have got ,
- heal ,
- hear ,
- hitch ,
- hold back ,
- hold in ,
- hold out ,
- hold up ,
- identify ,
- illuminate ,
- improve ,
- increase ,
- incur ,
- inscribe ,
- inspire ,
- intoxicate ,
- iron out ,
- jounce ,
- judder ,
- keep ,
- keep back ,
- key ,
- key out ,
- last ,
- leach ,
- leap ,
- leaping ,
- learn ,
- let on ,
- let out ,
- levy ,
- lie ,
- lift up ,
- light upon ,
- line up ,
- live ,
- live on ,
- liven ,
- maintain ,
- make ,
- make a comeback ,
- make headway ,
- make it ,
- make up ,
- march on ,
- mass meeting ,
- master ,
- match ,
- mend ,
- mending ,
- military recruit ,
- milk shake ,
- milkshake ,
- mobilise ,
- mobilize ,
- moderate ,
- modern ,
- move on ,
- muster ,
- muster up ,
- nab ,
- nail ,
- name ,
- nanny ,
- naturalise ,
- naturalize ,
- neaten ,
- newly ,
- notice ,
- novel ,
- nursemaid ,
- objurgate ,
- obligate ,
- oblige ,
- observe ,
- onward motion ,
- outlast ,
- outlive ,
- overcome ,
- overhear ,
- overstretch ,
- overtake ,
- pass on ,
- pass over ,
- patch ,
- pay off ,
- peck ,
- perch ,
- permeate ,
- perpetrate ,
- perquisite ,
- pillow ,
- pinch ,
- pink wine ,
- pluck ,
- postponement ,
- prevail ,
- procession ,
- profit ,
- progression ,
- puff ,
- pull ahead ,
- pull in ,
- pull out ,
- pull out of it ,
- pull round ,
- pull up ,
- pulling ,
- punter ,
- put on ,
- put right ,
- quicken ,
- quietus ,
- rag ,
- raise ,
- rallying ,
- ransom ,
- raw ,
- razz ,
- re-cover ,
- re-start ,
- reach ,
- react ,
- realise ,
- realize ,
- reanimate ,
- rebound ,
- rebuff ,
- receive ,
- reclamation ,
- recoil ,
- recollect ,
- recollection ,
- reconstruct ,
- recover ,
- recovered ,
- recovering ,
- recovery ,
- recreate ,
- rectify ,
- recuperate ,
- recuperation ,
- recur ,
- redress ,
- reestablish ,
- refer ,
- refit ,
- refits ,
- refitted ,
- refitting ,
- reform ,
- refurbished ,
- regain health ,
- regain one's health ,
- regain one's strength ,
- regain strength ,
- regained one's strength ,
- regains strength ,
- regenerate ,
- reinstate ,
- reinvigorate ,
- relaxation ,
- relief ,
- relieve ,
- remain ,
- remainder ,
- remediate ,
- remediation ,
- remember ,
- reminiscence ,
- rend ,
- renewal ,
- renovate ,
- repair ,
- reparation ,
- repel ,
- repercussion ,
- reply ,
- repose ,
- reprocess ,
- repulse ,
- reserve ,
- reside ,
- residual ,
- residue ,
- residuum ,
- resile ,
- respite ,
- rest period ,
- restart ,
- restitute ,
- restrain ,
- resurrect ,
- resuscitate ,
- retain ,
- return ,
- return to form ,
- reuse ,
- reveal ,
- reverberate ,
- revivify ,
- ricochet ,
- ride ,
- right ,
- rip ,
- rip out ,
- rive ,
- rock ,
- roll around ,
- roost ,
- root for ,
- rosaceous ,
- rose wine ,
- roseate ,
- rosiness ,
- rule ,
- saltation ,
- save ,
- see ,
- see the light ,
- service ,
- serviced ,
- servicing ,
- set ,
- shake off ,
- shake up ,
- shed light on ,
- shingle ,
- shiver ,
- sink in ,
- sketch ,
- sleep ,
- slump ,
- snap ,
- snap back ,
- snap out of it ,
- snapping back ,
- snatch ,
- sober ,
- sober up ,
- sophisticate ,
- sort out ,
- spring ,
- spring back ,
- springing back ,
- square away ,
- start anew ,
- starting anew ,
- stay ,
- stimulate ,
- stir ,
- stop ,
- storage area ,
- straighten ,
- strike ,
- subdue ,
- subsist ,
- suck ,
- suckle ,
- sum up ,
- summarise ,
- summarize ,
- summon ,
- support ,
- surmount ,
- survey ,
- sustain ,
- sway ,
- take ,
- take a breather ,
- take a hop ,
- take back ,
- take for ,
- take hold ,
- take hold of ,
- take in ,
- take out ,
- take turn for better ,
- take up ,
- taking into custody ,
- tame ,
- tantalise ,
- tantalize ,
- taunt ,
- tear ,
- tear out ,
- tease ,
- therapeutic ,
- think ,
- throw ,
- throw off ,
- tidy ,
- tidy up ,
- time lag ,
- tone ,
- tone up ,
- touch on ,
- track ,
- trance ,
- traverse ,
- tremble ,
- trill ,
- trip up ,
- turn around ,
- twiddle ,
- twist ,
- twit ,
- uncover ,
- uncovering ,
- undergird ,
- unexampled ,
- unsnarl ,
- unwrap ,
- uplift ,
- view ,
- view as ,
- vivify ,
- wag ,
- wagerer ,
- waggle ,
- wait ,
- watch ,
- wellness ,
- wet-nurse ,
- win ,
- withdraw ,
- withhold ,
- withstand ,
- witness ,
- work up ,
- wrench ,
- young .
- Remedied ,
- get well ,
- getting well ,
- got well ,
- healed ,
- made well ,
- make healthy ,
- make sound ,
- make well ,
- make whole ,
- makes well ,
- making well ,
- minister to ,
- put on feet again .
- Re-form ,
- come around ,
- doctor up ,
- look up ,
- make strides ,
- re-formed ,
- set right ,
- setting right ,
- shape up ,
- straighten out ,
- straightened out ,
- straightening out ,
- turn the corner ,
- update .
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How to use "Convalesce" in context?
When someone is in the hospital or has an illness, they may be prescribed medication to help them feel better. When the person is released from the hospital or the illness has passed, they will begin to recover. This involves taking the medication as prescribed and resting as much as possible. The person may also need to see a doctor to make sure they continue to improve and that no new problems have developed.
Hyponym for Convalesce:
v.
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body
improve, meliorate, ameliorate, better.
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