CURING Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

curing 1 of 2

adjective

as in curative

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curing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of cure

as in healing

to bring about recovery from do you have anything that will cure my headache?

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as in rehabilitating

to restore to a healthy condition the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection

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Recent Examples of curing

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Empa's earlier experiments showed that formulations with sufficiently high phosphorus content could be reprocessed after curing, with the dynamic network rearranging through transesterification reactions. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026 The whole system runs on curing the harvest each fall and drawing it down slowly, month after month, until the next crop starts arriving around October. — Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Material profiles, printer settings, wash cycles, and curing profiles all work together automatically. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 The trailblazer who's become the face of curing cancer with a therapy developed here in the City of Brotherly Love. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 This set includes six 13-inch placemats made from 100 percent rattan and finished with an artisan smoke-curing technique that enhances their natural color. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026 His passions lie in using AI to solve scientific puzzles, like curing diseases and discovering new materials, and in ensuring that AI doesn’t accidentally cause catastrophic harm to humanity. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The water has more than 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt, creating more buoyancy than the Dead Sea, but without curing your skin to jerky. — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 America at 250 seems stuck in a miasma of rival populisms that offer irreconcilable visions for curing what ails our country. — Will Marshall, Washington Post, 18 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curing

Adjective

For some patients, a single treatment can produce a durable or potentially curative response, reducing the need for years of ongoing therapy and the associated burden, side effects and cost.

— Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Hospice offers terminal patients an alternative to the chaotic, clinical environment of a hospital; the emphasis is on dignity and comfort rather than on curative treatment.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of curative

Verb

Anything starts to look possible in Ricki’s presence, even healing.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Grande, who was healing from a minor foot injury, addressed the crowd from the stage while sitting on a stool overlooking the thousands gathered at O2 Arena.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of healing

Verb

The rescuers contacted The Arrow Fund, a Louisville nonprofitdedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animal victims of abuse.

— Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026
Instead, both men have focused on rehabilitating AI’s image into something that exists in harmony with humanity.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rehabilitating

Adjective

But keto is a serious therapeutic approach for brain disorders dating back more than a century.

— Kelly Rogers Victor, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Later that night, there’s more fallout from recent events — albeit of a more therapeutic kind — when Keeley and Rebecca share their problems while watching Bridesmaids before ending the night determined to carry on.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of therapeutic

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Europe’s efforts are for now too modest, too regulated, too fragmented, and too focused on alleviating government restrictions rather than promoting commercial use to fundamentally change dependencies that have accumulated over decades.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
In 2021, in hopes of alleviating economic pressures during the pandemic, Congress passed legislation eliminating premiums for people with the lowest incomes and reduced the cost for people with higher incomes.

— Robert Applebaum, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of alleviating

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The Edmonton Oilers spent the summer fixing long-standing cap issues, addressing immediate team needs and getting younger at important roster spots.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
That setup, in which the land is owned separately from the home, makes the home ineligible for a traditional mortgage and disincentivizes residents from making major investments and fixing problems like insulation.

— Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of fixing

Adjective

As Krouse emphasizes, honey has a record of medicinal use going back more than 4,000 years.

— Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
Brand new in town is La Flor cannabis dispensary, which offers medicinal products in-store and a delivery service for adults ages 21 and older.

— Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of medicinal

Verb

Taking the time to figure out where the block is happening and remedying it in a gentle manner is always the best way to go.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Ahead, design experts share the five most glaring living room flaws, plus advice for remedying them.

— Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026

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