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get in shape

VERB

rebound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overcome pick up revive

STRONG

backfire boomerang convalesce heal mend rally recoil recuperate rejuvenate return

WEAK

get back on one's feet get better get well kick back make a comeback pull through regain one's health return to form snap back spring back start anew

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy deteriorate hurt ruin weaken

VERB

recover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounce back gain grow heal increase overcome pick up rebound recuperate restore revive

STRONG

better convalesce mend rally refresh rejuvenate renew

WEAK

be out of woods come around feel oneself again forge ahead get back on feet get better get out from under get over get well make a comeback perk up pull through regain one's health regain one's strength return to form snap back sober up start anew take turn for better

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease destroy diminish hurt lose spend worsen

STRONG

deteriorate kill ruin weaken

WEAK

mislay miss wane

VERB

train

Synonyms

STRONGEST

care for develop discipline educate equip improve instruct qualify study teach tutor work out

STRONG

accustom brainwash coach cultivate drill enlighten exercise ground guide habituate harden hone inure mold prime rear rehearse reskill school season shape sharpen tame update upskill

WEAK

break in drum into dry run get a workout grow strong make ready run through show the ropes warm up whip into shape wise up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease learn

STRONG

abandon destroy ignore mislead neglect

WEAK

forget

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West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen tells Kelly Somers how he spent this summer training at a boot camp with his dad - a former semi-professional footballer - to get in shape for the season.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

In an attempt to get in shape for a shirtless scene during the show’s first season, McHale followed a strict diet consisting of strong coffee and eggs.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

I was hoping to use this spring to get in shape, get sunshine, get … happy.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2024

“If you’re not in shape, you’re either gonna get in shape or die trying,” Hernandez says.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023

The exercises I used to do to get in shape for the revolution!

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

get in shape

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