Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun recovery

3 senses of recovery

Sense 1
recovery -- (return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid")
       => improvement, betterment, advance -- (a change for the better; progress in development)

Sense 2
convalescence, recuperation, recovery -- (gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury)
       => healing -- (the natural process by which the body repairs itself)

Sense 3
recovery, retrieval -- (the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost))
       => act, deed, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)