Synonyms of mends

mends

verb

present tense third-person singular of mend

1

as in repairs

to put into good shape or working order again

that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repairs
• fixes
• rebuilds
• reconstructs
• restores
• renovates
• reconditions
• overhauls
• patches
• adjusts
• doctors
• revamps
• modifies
• renews
• refreshes
• heals
• helps
• prepares
• regenerates
• maintains
• improves
• aids
• cures
• revives
• conditions
• refurbishes
• rejuvenates
• readies
• corrects
• rectifies
• services
• freshens
• revitalizes
• enriches
• reforms
• enhances
• redresses
• rights
• ameliorates
• fixes up
• furbishes
• betters
• cares (for)
• refreshens
• meliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurts
• breaks
• injures
• flaws
• damages
• harms
• impairs
• disfigures
• ruins
• wrecks
• spoils
• defaces
• mars
• cripples
• vandalizes
• disables
• blemishes
• maims
• mutilates
• mangles

2

as in recovers

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

she's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovers
• heals
• improves
• recuperates
• recoups
• convalesces
• comes back
• snaps back
• gains
• rallies
• revives
• comes to
• survives
• pulls round
• comes around
• comes round
• cheers (up)
• recruits
• perks (up)
• picks up
• pulls through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ails
• collapses
• comes down
• fails
• weakens
• fades
• deteriorates
• degenerates
• declines
• worsens
• sinks
• sickens
• languishes
• withers
• wastes (away)
• regresses
• wilts
• relapses

3

as in heals

to restore to a healthy condition

mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heals
• rehabilitates
• cures
• fixes
• repairs
• treats
• revives
• relieves
• sets up
• rehabs
• alleviates
• ministers (to)
• physics
• doctors
• attends (to)
• fortifies
• renews
• medicates
• revitalizes
• nurses
• rejuvenates
• cares (for)
• remedies
• resuscitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wounds
• hurts
• injures
• damages
• impairs
• harms
• disables
• cripples
• lames
• weakens
• mutilates
• maims
• ails
• lacerates
• afflicts
• mangles
• sickens
• saps
• wastes
• debilitates
• enfeebles
• enervates
• lays up

4

as in compensates

to make up for (an offense)

the proverb "least said, soonest mended" should be heeded by anyone tempted to angrily blurt out things they really don't mean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compensates
• redeems
• corrects
• repays
• amends
• expiates
• makes amends for
• atones (for)
• makes good for
• reimburses
• rectifies
• redresses
• remunerates
• propitiates
• recompenses

5

as in improves

to change one's behavior or character for the better

everyone's written her off as a liar and a thief, but I say it's never too late to mend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improves
• behaves
• amends
• reforms
• regenerates
• shapes up
• straightens (up or out)
• cleans up one's act
• betters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regresses
• backslides

6

as in cures

to bring about recovery from

the old adage that only time can mend a broken heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heals
• cures
• relieves
• alleviates
• remedies
• soothes
• eases
• allays
• lightens
• treats
• tempers
• moderates
• doctors
• assuages
• palliates
• salves
• diagnoses
• medicates
• nurses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravates
• worsens
• misdiagnoses
• overdiagnoses
• underdiagnoses