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

Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie balance empire-building with something far more personal, from unexpected sparks and new relationships, to healing old wounds and embracing independence.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Unselfed love reverses the world’s sway that would turn us away from the always-available guiding, loving, and healing messages of the eternal Christ that lead us to do good deeds to benefit humanity, individually or collectively.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of healing

Verb

Gross-Matos is currently rehabilitating from that knee injury and isn’t ready to play.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Veterans groups and advocates who shaped the 2016 draft plan contend the housing was tacked on to allow the VA to avoid the cost of rehabilitating the building.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rehabilitating

Adjective

And studies on what helps patients in therapy, across different therapeutic modalities, illustrate the importance of the human relationship and of the patient and therapist being able to express emotion.

— Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
At the end of her fifth grade year, her parents enrolled her in an intensive therapeutic wilderness program in Idaho.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of therapeutic

Verb

These turnovers also set up touchdowns, alleviating the pent-up stress of the first half.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Fostering gives cats a temporary home on the way to adoption, alleviating stress on shelters and, in some instances, saving cats’ lives.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of alleviating

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Whatever cartel-like behavior does emerge will probably look less like coordinated price-fixing and more like the airline industry, which competes on reliability and bundled extras as the underlying product commoditizes.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Parents and state lawmakers gather at noon Thursday at City Hall to push for legislation aimed at fixing how the city handles its school bus contracts.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fixing

Adjective

These impositions are gradual and incredibly well-meaning, although even their medicinal intentions come laced with the word of a foreign lord and savior, whose crucifixes and tales of forgiveness are at odds with the local rituals.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
The insects, which were approximately 5 mm long and dark in color, were discovered feeding on fresh pine bark brought to the country for medicinal purposes, officials said.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of medicinal

Verb

It’s also loaded with ingredients such as ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide that cultivate a youthful look while remedying the common signs of aging.

— Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Capital Engineering, a mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering firm the district has worked with in the past, has been tapped to help assess the district’s losses and develop a plan for remedying the issue.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026

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