heal | Definition of heal

Synonyms and Antonyms of heal

1 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 of heal

cure, fix, mend, rehab, rehabilitate, set up

Words Related to heal

attend (to), care (for), doctor, medicate, minister (to), nurse, physic, treat

fortify, rejuvenate, renew, resuscitate, revitalize, revive

alleviate, relieve, remedy, repair

Near Antonyms of heal

cripple, damage, disable, harm, hurt, impair, injure, lacerate, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, wound

afflict, ail, debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, lay up, sap, sicken, waste, weaken

2 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 of heal

come back, convalesce, gain, mend, pull round [chiefly British], rally, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back

Words Related to heal

come around, come round, come to, improve, pick up, revive

cheer (up), perk (up)

pull through, survive

Near Antonyms of heal

ail, collapse, come down, sicken

decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsen

regress, relapse

3 to bring about recovery from

time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

Synonyms of heal

cure, mend, remedy

Words Related to heal

allay, alleviate, assuage, relieve

palliate, salve, soothe

ease, lighten, moderate, temper

medicate, treat

Near Antonyms of heal

aggravate, worsen

misdiagnose, overdiagnose, underdiagnose