HEAL Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

heal

verb

ˈhēl

Definition of heal

as in to rehabilitate

to restore to a healthy condition a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart heal the sick

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as in to recover

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds

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as in to cure

to bring about recovery from time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

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Recent Examples of heal There would’ve been no other actors to cut to or schedule to give him time to heal. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 But Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty soon start to heal the family and bring some light to Josie’s complicated world. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 But for Dolla $ign, time hasn’t healed the wound left by his close friend’s early departure. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 If Moton is ready to play and Freeling indeed heals from his knee injury, the Panthers now have a decision to make as to who will start. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heal

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heal

Verb

In her experience, the criminal justice system doesn’t do nearly enough to rehabilitate the incarcerated and address the underlying issues, often based in trauma, that lead people to commit crimes.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
As of Saturday, the ministry said, more than 270 wild animals in Indonesia's part of Borneo had been rescued, rehabilitated or guided to safer habitats, including 46 orangutans rescued by YIARI.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of rehabilitate

Verb

Raphaëlle, meanwhile, is recovering after a long rehabilitation and must confront the loss of her mobility, which prevents her from conducting investigations with her former energy.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The stocks have recovered a bit since then and were trading up on Tuesday.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of recover

Verb

The first is to dramatically accelerate the pace of basic science, and the second is to accelerate curing disease and extending health span.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
To cure his sickly daughter, the biotechnologist Raúl finds the cure… inside Lidia (Cindy Galán), her nanny.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cure

Verb

The reality is that organizing alone can’t fix a system stacked against us.

— Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Gass said the company acted fast to fix this by putting more inventory behind popular trends such as low-rise jeans, stepping up marketing to boost customer traffic and improving store and digital checkout rates.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of fix

Verb

The company is reviewing costs, operations, and portfolio of brands to improve performance.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
But Hall and Woodford, in separate contributions, set about improving the Keynesian model to take into account how consumers and businesses actually make decisions about whether to invest and spend.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of improve

Verb

To alleviate the itchy bites, travelers on the flight were provided with antihistamines, though the crew eventually ran out of the medication, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Around the same time, fears of a smaller Chinese crop brought about by an exceptionally hot summer in Xinjiang were alleviated by stronger-than-expected yields.

— SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleviate

Verb

Rather than relying solely on conventional T cells, future treatments may be able to exploit gamma delta T cells to expose a vulnerability in a cancer that has proved exceptionally difficult to treat.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
The hospital in question denied that Talarico had ever been treated there.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of treat

Verb

When sales came back down to earth, Guitar Center had the wrong merchandise on hand, a problem that was hard to remedy as Chinese factory shutdowns caused supply chain chaos.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Through regular exercises and strategic updates, districts and institutions can pinpoint and remedy potential gaps in their protocols before a real cyber emergency forces them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

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