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Definitions

heal

[heel] / hil /
VERB
cure, recover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alleviate fix improve mend rebuild reconcile regenerate rehabilitate rejuvenate repair restore revive settle soothe treat
STRONG
ameliorate attend compose conciliate convalesce doctor dress free harmonize knit medicate meliorate reanimate remedy renew renovate resuscitate revivify salve set
WEAK
bring around get well make healthy make sound make well make whole minister to patch up physic put on feet again
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage destroy harm hurt ignore injure kill neglect ruin unsettle upset weaken worry
STRONG
finish halt worsen

Example Sentences

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Grade 2 strains often take four to six weeks to heal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

"Forgiveness allowed us to move forward and heal," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Rahman's appeal for unity is a bid to heal rifts in a country polarised by years of bitter rivalry.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The posters that hang in hospitals and clinics are nothing more than Band-Aids placed on a wound that won’t heal without surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

She could heal up a wen on the finger, or straighten a bone with her weeds, but only when she wanted to.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.