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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"My knee is on the mend and I’ve started back hitting balls but unfortunately I have been advised not to play Roland Garros," Draper posted on Instagram.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Ties between Brazil and the United States appear to be on the mend after months of animosity between Washington and Brasilia.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

‘Today’ co-host Savannah Guthrie is on the mend after vocal surgery and has been keeping her ‘new voice’ under wraps — mostly.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Hamstring on the mend, Knight and her guitar have made it to the World Cup.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Before I could rejoice, thinking you were on the mend, you clutched at your stomach, crawled a few feet away, retched, and threw up.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

on the mend

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