Relapse and Rally

Relapse

Relapse verb - Deteriorate in health.

Rally is an antonym for relapse in topics: worsen, worsening.

Nearby Words: relapsed, relapsing

Rally

Rally verb - To become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness.
Usage example: despite the best care that medicine could provide, the elderly woman never really rallied from her fractured hip

Relapse is an antonym for rally in topics: recovery, recover.

Nearby Words: rallied, rallying

How words are described

violent violent relapse violent rally
major major relapse major rally

Common collocations

people relapse people rally people
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