Meaning & use
Recoverable
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able to be regained, retrieved, or restored to a normal or healthy condition
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The insurer determined that the stolen goods were not recoverable.
The doctors were confident his condition was fully recoverable with rest.
A note on using this word
Used both for physical or financial losses, as in recoverable costs, and for health, as in a recoverable illness.
Words with a similar meaning
retrievablerestorable
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Words with an opposite meaning
irrecoverableunrecoverable
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