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past tense form of cure.
past participle of cure.

cured

ADJECTIVE

better

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improving well

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convalescent fitter mending progressing recovering

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fully recovered healthier less ill more healthy on the comeback trail on the mend on the road to recovery out of the woods over the hump stronger

Antonyms

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littler more ill sicker smaller tinier unhealthy worse

ADJECTIVE

matured

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cultivated cultured

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advanced aged complete considered consummated culminated developed evolved experienced grown mellowed perfected prepared prime reasoned

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full-blown full-grown ripe

Antonyms

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ignorant

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adolescent childish green young

ADJECTIVE

mellow

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delicate savory soft soothing sweet

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aged cultured developed full matured perfect perfected ripened rounded seasoned smooth

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dulcet flavorful full-flavored fully developed juicy mellifluent mellifluous melodious rich sapid tuneful

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harsh healthy rough strong

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broken incomplete young

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hard immature sour tart unripe

ADJECTIVE

mended

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abated altered ameliorated bettered changed corrected doctored enhanced fixed fixed-up helped improved lessened rebuilt rectified refreshed refurbished regenerated regulated rejuvenated relieved remodeled renewed renovated reorganized repaired restored revived

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patched up remedied

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broken damaged kept

ADJECTIVE

saved

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freed released rescued

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conserved defended guarded healed maintained preserved protected reclaimed regenerated safeguarded salvaged secure

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safe unthreatened

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insecure unprotected

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lost destroyed ruined spent squandered wasted

ADJECTIVE

smoked

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dried preserved

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kippered

ADJECTIVE

whole

Synonyms

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wholesome

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better fit hale right sound well

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able-bodied healed hearty in fine fettle in good health recovered robust sane strong

Antonyms

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inappropriate sick unfit unhealthy unsuitable unsuited weak

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broken deficient fractional hurt impaired imperfect incomplete insufficient part partial

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As a Kryptonian, her hangovers are instantly cured by a yellow sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

You order mazanilla, maybe some cured beef, and you listen.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

It likely won’t kill him, she writes, but he’ll never be cured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In 2022 Hastings revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer, receiving treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which could not be cured.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

It appeared that more than 85 percent were cured.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

cured

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