HEAL Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

heal

verb

ˈhēl

as in to rehabilitate

to restore to a healthy condition a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart heal the sick

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as in to recover

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds

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as in to cure

to bring about recovery from time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

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Recent Examples of heal For now, those fragments have been left in place to allow the eye wound to heal, and doctors are hoping to remove them at a later date. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026 Lesions may heal, only to return—often in the same areas. —

Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 May 2026 The years have not healed Don Ryce‘s pain, only prolonged it. —

Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026 In Ohio and elsewhere, the social trauma from the pandemic has yet to fully heal. —

CBS News, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for heal

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The broader project is rehabilitating pavement and adding 14 miles of carpool lanes between Interstate 5 and Watt Avenue.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The agreements under discussion are expected to focus on stabilizing existing production rather than rapidly expanding it, with an emphasis on rehabilitating fields, improving refining capacity and restoring the country’s fragile power grid — a critical constraint on energy operations.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026