REHABILITATED Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

rehabilitated 1 of 2

adjective

as in restored

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as in recovering

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rehabilitated

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verb

past tense of rehabilitate

as in redeemed

to make better in behavior or character an organization that rehabilitates criminals so they can reenter society

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as in healed

to restore to a healthy condition underwent physical therapy to help rehabilitate her broken elbow

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Recent Examples of rehabilitated

Adjective

One winner crafted a new law to give rehabilitated prisoners a second chance. — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026

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That’s why Duffy was right to focus on new and rehabilitated equipment for these Midwest corridors that can put them to immediate use and fill them with passengers. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The teen will be charged as an adult designated, meaning that if convicted, he could be sentenced as a juvenile, an adult or as a juvenile with the option of receiving an adult sentence if not rehabilitated. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 After Mao’s death, Zhu was politically rehabilitated and allowed to rejoin the party. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The 14-year-old eagle died while being rehabilitated at the Ojai Raptor Center in California. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Since June, the group has rescued and rehabilitated more than 300 at-risk animals across the five boroughs in partnership with the NYPD. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 The two-year process, funded by the cultural-preservation nonprofit Friends of Florence, rehabilitated the work from a prior sixteenth century restoration, and repaired the altarpiece’s painting as well as wooden support. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026 Yet while those aforementioned creatures still get rehabilitated on a regular basis, they’re now greatly surpassed in popular visibility by a cannibal undead that didn’t even exist in the genre until more recent decades. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026 The only one of its kind in Texas, visitors can catch a glimpse of animals being rehabilitated and even witness wildlife getting a CAT scan. — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 28 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitated

Adjective

The Grand 1894 Opera House, one of the most beautiful historic theaters in Texas, offers concerts, touring shows, and performances year-round in an intimate, restored setting.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
In her most personal work yet, Nguyen shows how togetherness and storytelling can transform grief into healing, hope and restored kinship.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025

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Verb

These points can be redeemed with partner travel organizations, gym classes or can go toward putting a down payment on a home.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
There’s room at ELG for further integrations, cost reductions, and synergies, like creating a new loyalty program where points accumulated at Saks, Neiman’s or Bergdorf’s could be redeemed at any of those stores.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of redeemed

Adjective

Vaughn said in the first quarter call that Schuh is building on its improved product access with brands that include Nike, Adidas and Asics.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
With benefits such as improved accessibility and insight for customers, and innovation and efficiency for vendors, this evolution has been largely positive for buyers and sellers.

— John Readman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of improved

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But these spaces that were once so focused on entertaining and presentation are starting to be reclaimed once more.

— Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Towards the end of 2025/2026, Gavi had firmly reclaimed his place in the starting line up, though this was also conditioned by a number of injuries.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of reclaimed

Adjective

Without better reporting, lawmakers and analysts will have to act with incomplete knowledge, essentially guessing effective tax rates based on limited and sometimes misleading reporting.

— Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.

— Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025

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