Synonyms of healing

healing 1 of 3

noun

as in recovery

the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength

the long period of healing following the operation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovery
• rehabilitation
• rehab
• recuperation
• convalescence
• mending
• comeback
• revival
• survival
• resuscitation
• rally
• snapback

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deterioration
• failing
• decline
• degeneration
• weakening
• sinking
• fading
• worsening
• regression
• wilting
• relapse
• wasting (away)
• languishing
• withering

healing

2 of 3

adjective

as in medicinal

tending to cure disease or restore health

the native peoples of South America recognized the healing powers of the dried bark of the cinchona tree, formerly used as a specific in malaria

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medicinal
• therapeutic
• curative
• restorative
• remedial
• healthful
• officinal
• healthy
• wholesome
• sanative
• salutary
• corrective
• salubrious
• tonic
• alleviative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unhealthy
• noxious
• deleterious
• toxic
• injurious
• unwholesome
• unhealthful
• pernicious
• infectious
• damaging
• poisonous
• harmful
• detrimental
• ill
• adverse
• bad
• hurtful
• noisome
• insalubrious
• baneful
• baleful
• unsanitary
• insanitary
• unhygienic

healing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of heal

1

as in rehabilitating

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 & Similar Words

• rehabilitating
• curing
• fixing
• treating
• repairing
• reviving
• relieving
• alleviating
• mending
• rehabbing
• setting up
• attending (to)
• renewing
• rejuvenating
• revitalizing
• nursing
• doctoring
• ministering (to)
• medicating
• remedying
• caring (for)
• physicking
• fortifying
• resuscitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurting
• damaging
• impairing
• disabling
• wounding
• crippling
• injuring
• harming
• mutilating
• ailing
• wasting
• weakening
• maiming
• lacerating
• debilitating
• mangling
• afflicting
• laming
• sapping
• sickening
• enervating
• laying up
• enfeebling

2

as in recovering

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 & Similar Words

• recovering
• improving
• recuperating
• convalescing
• gaining
• recouping
• coming back
• mending
• rallying
• pulling round
• snapping back
• surviving
• reviving
• coming to
• coming around
• coming round
• cheering (up)
• recruiting
• picking up
• perking (up)
• pulling through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ailing
• coming down
• collapsing
• declining
• failing
• deteriorating
• weakening
• worsening
• fading
• wasting (away)
• sinking
• degenerating
• sickening
• languishing
• relapsing
• withering
• wilting
• regressing

3

as in curing

to bring about recovery from

time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curing
• alleviating
• remedying
• relieving
• soothing
• mending
• treating
• easing
• lightening
• allaying
• tempering
• salving
• moderating
• diagnosing
• assuaging
• palliating
• nursing
• medicating
• doctoring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsening
• aggravating
• misdiagnosing
• overdiagnosing
• underdiagnosing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of healing

Noun

The compounds are promoted for a variety of uses, from anti-aging benefits to better sleep and faster healing. — Sara G. Miller, NBC news, 23 July 2026

The article challenges the myth of quick recovery, revealing that true healing often demands years, not weeks, with some studies showing exhaustion lasting seven years. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Peptides are the building blocks of more complex proteins, triggering hormones inside the body needed for growth, metabolism and healing. — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Late fall or winter tends to be the smarter window, since the initial healing stretch lands during cooler months with less direct sun. — Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Sharp mower blades and clean cuts prevent fungal diseases and promote faster grass healing. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 22 July 2026

On July 17, employees and guests from One Paseo’s Shop Good in Carmel Valley went straight to the source, harvesting botanicals from an Encinitas farm to help create a healing, natural skincare product. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

Choosing instead the peace and serenity that are based on knowing God’s presence at that moment has a healing effect. — Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Richard transitioned from his previous work in Silicon Valley startups and technology, and a stroke reshaped his understanding of healing, relationships, and purpose. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Adjective

Other symptoms include non-healing or bleeding wounds and feeling or seeing the maggots. — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Persistent claudication, non-healing wounds, severe swelling and numbness that doesn’t resolve are all reasons to see a clinician. — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

That becomes this very healing social situation. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025

Verb

Andrade, who is currently studying sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, believes that the experience of playing soccer was fundamental in healing the trauma of the immigration arrest. — Albinson Linares, NBC news, 18 July 2026

The Forest Service turned to the tribe for help healing the land. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Some people are celebrating, some are healing, and some are simply looking for a moment to feel alive again. — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

Gigi offers Hollis the truth, Hollis offers her grace, and the book emphasizes that acknowledging imperfection can also be healing. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 July 2026

The meeting was widely interpreted as a step in the right direction for healing the fractured relationship between Harry and his father, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2024. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 14 July 2026

The company wanted drug-containing particles to remain evenly distributed throughout the implants so healing nerves would receive a consistent supply of regenerative compounds. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

The Yankees are hopeful the images show that Judge, who was diagnosed last month with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side, is healing. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 9 July 2026

The book offers guidance on how to maintain compassionate and respectful ties with a former spouse while also healing and moving forward. — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 6 July 2026