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Definitions

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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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 • Jan. 20, 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

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

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

It was two weeks after Jockey’s birthday and Cora was still on the mend.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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