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mend
Synonyms and Antonyms of mend
- That shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it.
- She's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu.
come back, convalesce, gain, heal, rally, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back
- mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again
cure, fix, heal, rehabilitate, set up
- The proverb "least said, soonest mended" should be heeded by anyone tempted to angrily blurt out things they really don't mean.
make amends for, make good for
- Everyone's written her off as a liar, but I say it's never too late to mend.
clean up one's act
- the old adage that only time can mend a broken heart
Synonym Discussion of mend
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- mended the torn dress
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- repaired the back steps
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- patch worn jeans
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- a rebuilt automobile engine
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