REBOUNDING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

rebounding

verb

present participle of rebound

as in recovering

to regain a former or normal state the economy will rebound from this latest slump

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as in bouncing

to strike and fly off at an angle the ball rebounded off the rim

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Recent Examples of rebounding The Lakers were outrebounded by one in the two games with Kessler compared with a minus-23 rebounding differential during the first three preseason games. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Teen beauty spending is rebounding after experiencing a decline last fall. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 San Antonio won the rebounding battle 50-36 and pulled down 12 offensive boards. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2026 The team reclaimed the National League East, rebounding emphatically from a disappointing campaign, and won a postseason series for the first time in five years. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Knicks lost the rebounding battle, 39-28, and allowed the Wolves to shoot 55% on twos. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 Yet even after rebounding from its August lows, the stock is down about 2% over the past year, compared with an average gain of roughly 14% for its Magnificent Seven peers. — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 When the Heat acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo in June, the natural instinct was to focus on the prodigious point production (57th all time), the volume rebounding (71st all time), the thunderous dunks and the ferocious forays to the basket. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026 The defense also made some big plays, sacking Brissett twice and rebounding from allowing two long touchdown drives in the first 12 minutes. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

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She has just been released from rehab after falling off the wagon and spends much of her day either sleeping or recovering from bad dreams of being chased by Nazis.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Teacher Becky Drury, 54, is recovering in a Bend hospital with wounds to her arm and hand but hopes to go home soon, said Zack Hall, a family friend who is serving as her family’s spokesperson.

— Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Georgia trailed 24-14 before rallying with a 42-yard field goal by Peyton Woodring.

— Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Joe Jackson ran for 159 yards and a touchdown, Avery Johnson threw for 203 yards and another score, and the Wildcats overcame a multitude of mistakes while rallying from an early 10-point hole to keep nearly two decades of dominance going.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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