The patient will certainly recuperate under medical care.
The ANTONYM of the word RECUPERATE is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Degenerate
To recuperate is to recover health or strength after an illness. The sentence says the patient will recuperate under medical care, that is, get well again. Its antonym is degenerate.
Example: He took a month off to recuperate after the surgery.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Resuscitate | to bring someone back to consciousness or life (it is a kind of reviving, so it points the same way as recuperate, not the opposite way) | The doctors resuscitated the drowning boy. |
| (2) Reimburse | to pay back money someone has spent (about money, not health) | The company reimbursed his travel expenses. |
| (3) Degenerate (answer) | to become worse in health or quality (getting better and getting worse are opposites) | Without treatment, his eyesight degenerated quickly. |
| (4) Convalesce | to rest and regain health after an illness (the same meaning as recuperate) | She convalesced at her grandmother's house. |
| Synonyms of recuperate: recover, convalesce, heal, get well Antonyms of recuperate: degenerate, deteriorate, decline, worsen Also asked in CUET (UG): degenerate – 17-06-2023 Slot 2 |