Synonyms of mends

mends

verb

present tense third-person singular of mend

1

as in repairs

to put into good shape or working order again

that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repairs
• fixes
• rebuilds
• reconstructs
• restores
• renovates
• reconditions
• overhauls
• patches
• adjusts
• doctors
• revamps
• modifies
• renews
• refreshes
• heals
• helps
• prepares
• regenerates
• maintains
• improves
• aids
• cures
• revives
• conditions
• refurbishes
• rejuvenates
• readies
• corrects
• rectifies
• services
• freshens
• revitalizes
• enriches
• reforms
• enhances
• redresses
• rights
• ameliorates
• fixes up
• furbishes
• betters
• cares (for)
• refreshens
• meliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurts
• breaks
• injures
• flaws
• damages
• harms
• impairs
• disfigures
• ruins
• wrecks
• spoils
• defaces
• mars
• cripples
• vandalizes
• disables
• blemishes
• maims
• mutilates
• mangles

2

as in recovers

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

she's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovers
• heals
• improves
• recuperates
• recoups
• convalesces
• comes back
• snaps back
• gains
• rallies
• revives
• comes to
• survives
• pulls round
• comes around
• comes round
• cheers (up)
• recruits
• perks (up)
• picks up
• pulls through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ails
• collapses
• comes down
• fails
• weakens
• fades
• deteriorates
• degenerates
• declines
• worsens
• sinks
• sickens
• languishes
• withers
• wastes (away)
• regresses
• wilts
• relapses

3

as in heals

to restore to a healthy condition

mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heals
• rehabilitates
• cures
• fixes
• repairs
• treats
• revives
• relieves
• sets up
• rehabs
• alleviates
• ministers (to)
• physics
• doctors
• attends (to)
• fortifies
• renews
• medicates
• revitalizes
• nurses
• rejuvenates
• cares (for)
• remedies
• resuscitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wounds
• hurts
• injures
• damages
• impairs
• harms
• disables
• cripples
• lames
• weakens
• mutilates
• maims
• ails
• lacerates
• afflicts
• mangles
• sickens
• saps
• wastes
• debilitates
• enfeebles
• enervates
• lays up

4

as in compensates

to make up for (an offense)

the proverb "least said, soonest mended" should be heeded by anyone tempted to angrily blurt out things they really don't mean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compensates
• redeems
• corrects
• repays
• amends
• expiates
• makes amends for
• atones (for)
• makes good for
• reimburses
• rectifies
• redresses
• remunerates
• propitiates
• recompenses

5

as in improves

to change one's behavior or character for the better

everyone's written her off as a liar and a thief, but I say it's never too late to mend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improves
• behaves
• amends
• reforms
• regenerates
• shapes up
• straightens (up or out)
• cleans up one's act
• betters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regresses
• backslides

6

as in cures

to bring about recovery from

the old adage that only time can mend a broken heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heals
• cures
• relieves
• alleviates
• remedies
• soothes
• eases
• allays
• lightens
• treats
• tempers
• moderates
• doctors
• assuages
• palliates
• salves
• diagnoses
• medicates
• nurses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravates
• worsens
• misdiagnoses
• overdiagnoses
• underdiagnoses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mends

Fixing the deep systemic wounds for these specific groups ultimately mends and strengthens the entire corporate structure. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Nothing mends a friendship quite like an exorcism. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026

Mason Thames stars in the live-action How to Train Your Dragon as series protagonist Hiccup, a young Viking who mends a rift between his village and a group of dragons. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026

Last month, the Dutch social enterprise United Repair Centre (URC), which mends clothing from performancewear brands such as Patagonia, Decathlon, Arc’teryx and The North Face, opened its second international outpost in Paris. — Fleur Britten, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026

The money helps to keep its doors open, fund church programs and mends the spirit of its congregation, the church wrote. — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025