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

But underneath what seems promising, the beginnings of empathy and maybe healing, there’s something performative and calculated in this fast bond. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

And even for those who are just ordinarily stressed, being around horses can be calming and restorative — part of a somatic healing approach, which focuses on how the body holds on to emotions. — Ondine Cohane, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026

For a few days this week, filmmaker Alice Diop has created a space for healing. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The ingredient interacts with adenosine receptors involved in inflammation and tissue repair, which is thought to encourage cell growth and support the skin’s natural healing process. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

The formula also contains PDRN, thought to send signals that support the skin’s natural healing processes and help prevent collagen degradation. — Jenny Berg, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2026

Fading isn’t always clean either, since tattooed freckles can shift in appearance over time rather than simply disappearing, making proper aftercare during the healing period especially important. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

Every step of spiritual progress in our lives – every healing proof of God’s ever-present love – is a step away from the belief in mortality and toward the understanding of our true, eternal life as the children of God. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026

Writing workshops reignited my passion for learning and deepened my commitment to healing. — Paula Grieve, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Adjective

The compound also acts as a potent antioxidant, neutralizing unstable molecules that build up in non-healing wounds and cause cellular damage. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

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

Rodriguez explains that, in many ways, the aftermath of the hurricane sparked arguments on both sides that were necessary to begin healing the tension. — Johanna Ferreira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

The record was just a year of me healing myself through making music. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026

The spa Clayoquot’s Healing Grounds Spa fully embraces the healing powers of nature, capitalizing on its secluded setting along the banks of the Bedwell River. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

There was a case in recent years where school staff noticed a student from a faith-healing family having up to 13 seizures a day, which ultimately led to a doctor going to court to say the girl needed emergency medical attention. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 1 Oct. 2026

Living Love is not just reading the words or recalling the stories – though doing so is natural and foundational to a life of healing love. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

Two behavioral health experts who lead Voices for Georgia’s Children say that money should go toward protecting and healing children in mental health distress. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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