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get better

VERB
bounce back
Synonyms
STRONGEST
overcome rebound recover recuperate
WEAK
echo gain strength get over get well mend pull around reflect renew one's strength turn the corner
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline deteriorate
VERB
get over
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mend overcome survive
WEAK
come round pull through recuperate shake off
VERB
look up
Synonyms
WEAK
advance ameliorate come along convalesce gain mend perk up pick up progress recuperate shape up show improvement
Antonyms
WEAK
decline wing it worsen
VERB
mend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ameliorate cure heal rebuild reconstruct rectify redress rejuvenate renew repair restore revamp sew
STRONG
aid amend better condition convalesce darn doctor emend gain knit overhaul patch ready recondition recover recuperate refit reform refurbish remedy renovate retouch revise right service
WEAK
fiddle with get well look up perk up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage destroy hurt injure kill ruin worsen
STRONG
decline deteriorate harm impair lose miss
WEAK
weaken
VERB
pick up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continue gain increase recover take up
WEAK
gain ground get well make a comeback mend perk up rally recommence renew reopen restart resume swell
Antonyms
WEAK
weaken worsen
VERB
pull through
Synonyms
WEAK
come through get over improve rally ride out survive triumph weather
Antonyms
WEAK
die fail lose
VERB
rally
Synonyms
STRONG
enliven improve invigorate recover recuperate refresh surge
WEAK
bounce back brace up come along come around come from behind get act together get back in shape get second wind grow stronger make a comeback perk up pick up pull through regain strength shape up snap out of it turn around turn things around
Antonyms
STRONG
bore damage decline deteriorate dull enervate worsen
WEAK
disperse divide lose regress scatter weaken
VERB
rebound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
overcome pick up revive
STRONG
backfire boomerang convalesce heal mend rally recoil recuperate rejuvenate return
WEAK
get back on one's feet get in shape get well kick back make a comeback pull through regain one's health return to form snap back spring back start anew
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy deteriorate hurt ruin weaken
VERB
recover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bounce back gain grow heal increase overcome pick up rebound recuperate restore revive
STRONG
better convalesce mend rally refresh rejuvenate renew
WEAK
be out of woods come around feel oneself again forge ahead get back on feet get in shape get out from under get over get well make a comeback perk up pull through regain one's health regain one's strength return to form snap back sober up start anew take turn for better
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease destroy diminish hurt lose spend worsen
STRONG
deteriorate kill ruin weaken
WEAK
mislay miss wane
VERB
recuperate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bounce back convalesce get well heal mend recover
STRONG
ameliorate gain rally
WEAK
be on the mend be out of the woods get back on one's feet look up make a comeback perk up pick up pull out of it pull through regain health snap out of it turn the corner
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deteriorate hurt
STRONG
lose
WEAK
decline fail worsen

Example Sentences

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“We win when models get better, cheaper and more capable,” he told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

They say ‘how can I turn this around? How can I get better?’

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Less than a third of consumers expect the economy to get better in the next six months, while nearly half expect it to get worse, according to the latest Morgan Stanley poll.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

There is in fact a study that analyzed whether babies who sleep trained really did get better sleep.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The Mihaylov domovoi would tell Sveta the potion was safe, and hopefully the baby’s cough would get better.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack