Synonyms of convalesce

convalesce

verb

ˌkän-və-ˈles 

as in to recover

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convalesce

After months spent convalescing from a debilitating medical condition known as Stiff Persons’ Syndrome, Dion made a dramatic performance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremonies late last month. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024

Louis, taking a page from the Romantic playbook, had attempted suicide and then, grotesquely burned, convalesced in his coffin. —Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024

Pink needed two surgeries and almost two months of recovery at the same aviary where Blue is convalescing. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024

If All-Pro voting was limited to the season’s second half, both players might get selected, Stafford as surgical as he’s been at any point in his career since convalescing from a Week 8 injury to his throwing thumb. —Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024

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