Definitions

heal

[heel] / hil /

VERB

cure, recover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate fix improve mend rebuild reconcile regenerate rehabilitate rejuvenate repair restore revive settle soothe treat

STRONG

ameliorate attend compose conciliate convalesce doctor dress free harmonize knit medicate meliorate reanimate remedy renew renovate resuscitate revivify salve set

WEAK

bring around get well make healthy make sound make well make whole minister to patch up physic put on feet again

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage destroy harm hurt ignore injure kill neglect ruin unsettle upset weaken worry

STRONG

finish halt worsen

Example Sentences

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The 32-year-old decided to stop using steroid creams five years ago and says that since then her skin has mainly healed, but she still struggles mentally.

From BBC

But the reasons for their departure also include personal wounds that have never healed, including jockeying over more classic corporate issues such as power and credit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tyndale introduced the English people to a God who eats with sinners, heals the sick and comforts the grief-stricken: a loving God on a mission to rescue mankind.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I would love for us to be able to heal."

From BBC

I said to myself, “Let’s focus on getting this healed as fast as possible.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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