Synonyms of cured

cured 1 of 2

adjective

as in well

Related Words

• well
• healthful
• healthy
• whole
• recovering
• improved
• better
• sound
• wholesome
• hale
• hardy
• robust
• lusty
• rehabilitated
• tough
• mending
• hearty
• recuperating
• stalwart
• convalescing
• strong
• conditioned
• thriving
• blooming
• flourishing
• bouncing
• rugged
• chipper
• able-bodied
• flush
• fit
• well-conditioned

Dissimilar Words

• sick
• ill
• poorly
• bad
• indisposed
• unhealthy
• ailing
• sickened
• peaked
• down
• unsound
• unwell
• symptomatic
• punk
• peaky
• lousy
• run-down
• seedy
• sickish
• cruddy

cured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of cure

1

as in healed

to bring about recovery from

do you have anything that will cure my headache?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• healed
• remedied
• alleviated
• relieved
• soothed
• treated
• mended
• allayed
• diagnosed
• eased
• tempered
• lightened
• medicated
• moderated
• assuaged
• palliated
• salved
• doctored
• nursed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravated
• worsened
• misdiagnosed
• overdiagnosed
• underdiagnosed

2

as in rehabilitated

to restore to a healthy condition

the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• healed
• rehabilitated
• fixed
• treated
• repaired
• relieved
• revived
• set up
• alleviated
• mended
• rehabbed
• medicated
• attended (to)
• remedied
• renewed
• ministered (to)
• doctored
• resuscitated
• rejuvenated
• physicked
• revitalized
• nursed
• fortified
• cared (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impaired
• damaged
• wounded
• disabled
• injured
• crippled
• hurt
• harmed
• mutilated
• afflicted
• mangled
• weakened
• wasted
• maimed
• lamed
• laid up
• lacerated
• sickened
• sapped
• ailed
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• enervated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cured

Adjective

These semi-cured nail strips from HeyHae are my new favorite solution. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025

Verb

Remission as measured during this period does not mean diabetes has been reversed permanently and cured. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

My dinner began with crisp pork and apple croquettes—delivering all the hearty comfort of a Sunday roast in just a few sweet-and-savory bites—followed by silky slivers of Scottish salmon, cured in-house, of course. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

One Herr Steinbrüchel, of Zurich, was said to have been miraculously cured of his chest disease, and before long preparations of Gaisschottenkur were being used to combat everything from dysentery to gonorrhea. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

The process, called cured-in-place pipe lining, involves inserting a flexible liner into the old pipe, inflating it and hardening it in place. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Traditionally, tobacco was harvested by hand, hung in a log barn and cured to a golden-brown with a wood fire that had to be stoked day and night. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Cancer that is found at the earliest stages, like that of the pope, can be treated with surgery and cured for both smokers and nonsmokers. — Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

There still exists in him the hope for a return to his idealistic notion of the box being a portal for dimensional advancement, where diseases could be cured, peace could be achieved, and a techno-utopia might be possible across all worlds. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Perhaps her biggest challenge is combating the misconception that cystic fibrosis has been cured, which stifles investment into new treatments. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026