| Main Entry: | pull through |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recover |
Synonyms: |
come through, get better, get over, improve, rally, ride out, survive, triumph, weather* |
Antonyms: |
die, fail, lose |
| Main Entry: | come through |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | survive bad situation |
Synonyms: |
endure, live through, persist, pull through, ride, ride out, survive, weather storm, withstand |
Antonyms: |
fail |
| Main Entry: | get over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recover |
Synonyms: |
come round, get better, mend, overcome, pull through, recuperate, shake off, survive |
| 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: | rebound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bounce back; ricochet |
Synonyms: |
backfire, boomerang, convalesce, get back on one's feet, get better, get in shape, get well, heal, kick back, make a comeback, mend, overcome, pick up, pull through, rally, recoil, recuperate, regain one's health, rejuvenate, return, return to form, revive, snap back, spring back, start anew |
| 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: | survive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue to live |
Synonyms: |
be extant, be left, bear, carry on, carry through, come through, cut it, endure, exist, get on, get through, go all the way, go the limit, handle, hold out, keep, keep afloat, last, live, live down, live on, live out, live through, make a comeback, make the cut, outlast, outlive, outwear, persevere, persist, pull out of it, pull through, recover, remain, remain alive, revive, ride out, see through, stand up, subsist, suffer, sustain, tough it out, weather, withstand |
| Notes: | to endure means to put up with something or somebody unpleasant; to survive is to continue to live |
Antonyms: |
cease, die |
| Main Entry: | weather |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
Synonyms: |
acclimate, bear the brunt of, bear up against, become toughened, brave, come through, expose, get through, grow hardened, grow strong, harden, make it, overcome, pull through, resist, ride out, rise above, season, stand, stick it out, suffer, surmount, survive, toughen, withstand |
Antonyms: |
refuse, reject |