getting better

ADJECTIVE

convalescent

Synonyms

STRONG

ambulatory healing mending rallying strengthening

WEAK

discharged dismissed gaining strength getting over something getting well on the mend past crisis perked up recovering rejuvenated rejuvenating released restored

Antonyms

WEAK

failing faltering regressing sickly weak worsening

Example Sentences

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By June things seemed to be getting better.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

I like to think I’m getting better with age.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

But we’re gonna have to keep getting better at it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

My father, Larry Kenney, was a rising radio DJ who kept getting better jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

So, you see, things are getting better, but too slowly, not fast enough.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall