recovery

The process of becoming healthy again or returning to a better condition after a problem.

• Her recovery was slow.
• The economy showed signs of recovery.
• He made a full recovery after the accident.

How to use it: recovery from something (Her recovery from surgery took six weeks.)

Similar words: improvement

Opposites: decline, deterioration

Common phrases: recovery from something, make a recovery, economic recovery, full recovery

The process of getting back something that was lost, stolen, or taken away.

• Data recovery can be expensive.
• The police helped with the recovery of our stolen car.
• She hired a lawyer to arrange the recovery of her money.

How to use it: recovery of something (Police announced the recovery of the stolen paintings.)

Similar words: retrieval

Opposites: loss

Common phrases: recovery of something, data recovery, recovery costs