Definitions

mend

[mend] / mɛnd /

VERB

correct, improve, fix

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ameliorate cure heal rebuild reconstruct rectify redress rejuvenate renew repair restore revamp sew

STRONG

aid amend better condition convalesce darn doctor emend gain knit overhaul patch ready recondition recover recuperate refit reform refurbish remedy renovate retouch revise right service

WEAK

fiddle with get better get well look up perk up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage destroy hurt injure kill ruin worsen

STRONG

decline deteriorate harm impair lose miss

WEAK

weaken

Example Sentences

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Then there was Mend Piece: “While you mend | think of mending the world.”

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

Mr Maher also runs a YouTube channel, Mend it Mark, which has almost 100,000 subscribers.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

In 2020 he directed HBO’s acclaimed “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” about another band of brothers, the Bee Gees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

Clinton introduced the "Mend it, but don't end it" slogan in a 1995 speech.

From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2023

Just then, Wynn appeared, still wearing his uniform from working at the new Wreck O Mend, an auto repair shop in the SmartMart center.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost

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