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

4 senses of rehabilitation

Sense 1
rehabilitation -- (the restoration of someone to a useful place in society)
       => restoration -- (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)

Sense 2
reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation -- (the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation)
       => restoration -- (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)

Sense 3
rehabilitation -- (vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation)
       => vindication, exoneration -- (the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position")

Sense 4
rehabilitation -- (the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises)
       => physical therapy, physiotherapy, physiatrics -- (therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities)