Synonyms of healing

healing 1 of 3

noun

as in recovery

the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength

the long period of healing following the operation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovery
• rehabilitation
• rehab
• recuperation
• convalescence
• mending
• comeback
• revival
• survival
• resuscitation
• rally
• snapback

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deterioration
• failing
• decline
• degeneration
• weakening
• sinking
• fading
• worsening
• regression
• wilting
• relapse
• wasting (away)
• languishing
• withering

healing

2 of 3

adjective

as in medicinal

tending to cure disease or restore health

the native peoples of South America recognized the healing powers of the dried bark of the cinchona tree, formerly used as a specific in malaria

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medicinal
• therapeutic
• curative
• restorative
• remedial
• healthful
• officinal
• healthy
• wholesome
• sanative
• salutary
• corrective
• salubrious
• tonic
• alleviative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unhealthy
• noxious
• deleterious
• toxic
• injurious
• unwholesome
• unhealthful
• pernicious
• infectious
• damaging
• poisonous
• harmful
• detrimental
• ill
• adverse
• bad
• hurtful
• noisome
• insalubrious
• baneful
• baleful
• unsanitary
• insanitary
• unhygienic

healing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of heal

1

as in rehabilitating

to restore to a healthy condition

a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart

heal the sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehabilitating
• curing
• fixing
• treating
• repairing
• reviving
• relieving
• alleviating
• mending
• rehabbing
• setting up
• attending (to)
• renewing
• rejuvenating
• revitalizing
• nursing
• doctoring
• ministering (to)
• medicating
• remedying
• caring (for)
• physicking
• fortifying
• resuscitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurting
• damaging
• impairing
• disabling
• wounding
• crippling
• injuring
• harming
• mutilating
• ailing
• wasting
• weakening
• maiming
• lacerating
• debilitating
• mangling
• afflicting
• laming
• sapping
• sickening
• enervating
• laying up
• enfeebling

2

as in recovering

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovering
• improving
• recuperating
• convalescing
• gaining
• recouping
• coming back
• mending
• rallying
• pulling round
• snapping back
• surviving
• reviving
• coming to
• coming around
• coming round
• cheering (up)
• recruiting
• picking up
• perking (up)
• pulling through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ailing
• coming down
• collapsing
• declining
• failing
• deteriorating
• weakening
• worsening
• fading
• wasting (away)
• sinking
• degenerating
• sickening
• languishing
• relapsing
• withering
• wilting
• regressing

3

as in curing

to bring about recovery from

time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curing
• alleviating
• remedying
• relieving
• soothing
• mending
• treating
• easing
• lightening
• allaying
• tempering
• salving
• moderating
• diagnosing
• assuaging
• palliating
• nursing
• medicating
• doctoring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsening
• aggravating
• misdiagnosing
• overdiagnosing
• underdiagnosing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of healing

Noun

Positive Results Center empowers healing journeys, helping people of all ages discover their dreams and potential. —Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026

His healing powers were no match for this injury, though. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026

On land rooted in 1891, a new story is growing - one of healing, heritage and radical nourishment. —Erica Olsen, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026

Mary, meanwhile, walks away with visible scars, although the real healing was all internal. —Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026

Treatments, too, incorporate Indigenous healing practices. —Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026

These rubbery, firm nodules are called keloids, which are poorly understood skin growths that result from wound healing that goes awry and expands beyond the borders of the original wound. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026

Families should also lean into foods that support overall gut health and healing. —Mark Marino, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

Equity consultants instructed schools to undertake a program of healing, beginning with staff members of color, who bore the trauma inflicted by not only their school but also their country. —Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026

Adjective

That becomes this very healing social situation. —Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025

Verb

Yet neither approach had any factual basis, and any success either group had was likely due to the placebo effect—merely giving a patient special attention and the hope of a cure can be healing in itself. —Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

Jeremy Renner is getting real about his healing journey following his tragic snow plow accident in 2023. —Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026

There are also in-room massages, guided hikes through surrounding trails, and sound healing sessions. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026

Solitude can be healing and illuminating today. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

With its handmade stop-motion art style and heartfelt storytelling, the game honors cultural memory and centers a Black woman’s healing journey with exceptional craft in this meaningful exploration of personal and collective weight. —Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026

Respectful conversation is a key ingredient to healing our civic culture. —Shannon Watkins, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026

Six months into her blog, her wounds were healing faster and hurting less. —Xitlalic Montelongo, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

In Cavarocchi’s practice, womanhood is seen as a manifestation of nature, with landscapes playing a role in healing trauma and reflecting cyclical rhythms of regeneration. —Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026