| Main Entry: | bounce back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recuperate quickly |
Synonyms: |
echo, gain strength, get better, get over, get well, mend, overcome, pull around, rebound, recover, recuperate, reflect, renew one's strength, turn the corner |
| Main Entry: | backfire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have an opposite effect |
Synonyms: |
backlash, boomerang, bounce back, disappoint, fail, flop, miscarry, rebound, recoil, ricochet, spring back |
| Main Entry: | boomerang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | backfire |
Synonyms: |
backlash, bounce back, come back, come home to roost, kick back, react, rebound, recoil, return, reverse, ricochet |
Antonyms: |
work |
| Main Entry: | rally |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revive; take a turn for the better |
Synonyms: |
bounce back, brace up, come along, come around, come from behind, enliven, get act together, get back in shape, get better, get second wind, grow stronger, improve, invigorate, make a comeback, perk up, pick up, pull through, recover, recuperate, refresh, regain strength, shape up, snap out of it, surge, turn around, turn things around |
Antonyms: |
lose, regress, weaken |
| Main Entry: | react |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | respond; conduct oneself |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, act, answer, answer back, backfire, be affected, behave, boomerang, bounce back, counter, echo, feel, function, get back at, give a snappy comeback, give back, have a funny feeling, have vibes, operate, perform, proceed, rebound, reciprocate, recoil, recur, reply, return, revert, take, talk back, turn back, work |
| Main Entry: | recharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revitalize |
Synonyms: |
bounce back, breathe new life into, bring back to life, come to life, energize, invigorate, reenergize, refresh, regenerate, rejuvenate, renew, restore, resuscitate, revive |
| Main Entry: | recover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve in health |
Synonyms: |
be out of woods, better, bounce back, come around, convalesce, feel oneself again, forge ahead, gain, get back on feet, get better, get in shape, get out from under, get over, get well, grow, heal, increase, make a comeback, mend, overcome, perk up, pick up, pull through, rally, rebound, recuperate, refresh, regain one's health, regain one's strength, rejuvenate, renew, restore, return to form, revive, snap back, sober up, start anew, take turn for better |
Antonyms: |
decline, deteriorate, wane |
| Main Entry: | recuperate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve in health |
Synonyms: |
ameliorate, be on the mend, be out of the woods, bounce back, convalesce, gain, get back on one's feet, get better, get well, heal, look up, make a comeback, mend, perk up, pick up, pull out of it, pull through, rally, recover, regain health, snap out of it, turn the corner |
Antonyms: |
decline, deteriorate, fail, worsen |
| Main Entry: | resound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | resonate |
Synonyms: |
boom, bounce back, echo, reproduce, reverberate, ring, sound, vibrate |
| Notes: | resonate means 'to expand, to intensity, or amplify the sound of,' whereas resound means 'to throw back, repeat, the sound of' |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back, turn back |
Synonyms: |
back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, come back, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recrudesce, recur, reel back, reenter, reexamine, reoccur, repair, repeat, retire, retrace steps, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate, turn |
Antonyms: |
depart, leave |