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on the mend

ADJECTIVE
better
Synonyms
STRONGEST
improving well
STRONG
convalescent cured fitter mending progressing recovering
WEAK
fully recovered healthier less ill more healthy on the comeback trail on the road to recovery out of the woods over the hump stronger
Antonyms
WEAK
littler more ill sicker smaller tinier unhealthy worse
ADJECTIVE
convalescent
Synonyms
STRONG
ambulatory healing mending rallying strengthening
WEAK
discharged dismissed gaining strength getting better getting over something getting well past crisis perked up recovering rejuvenated rejuvenating released restored
Antonyms
WEAK
failing faltering regressing sickly weak worsening
ADJECTIVE
recovering
Synonyms
STRONGEST
improving
STRONG
better improved mending recuperating
WEAK
convalescent

Example Sentences

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Chasing his first PGA Tour win since 2023, 37-year-old Fowler is on the mend after battling through injury in a 2025 season that saw him briefly drop outside the world top-100.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

‘Ray Donovan’ star Liev Schreiber is on the mend, his representative confirmed, after he was reportedly hospitalized in New York over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Now, relations appear to be on the mend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 15, 2025

This isn’t the first time Muniz has found himself on the mend.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

"She's on the mend," the Beauty Minister says.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton