Failing and Mending

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Failing noun - A defect in character.

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Mending is an antonym for failing.

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failed

Mending noun - The process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength.

Usage example: it was a long slow mending of his injuries from the car crash, but he's fine now

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Failing is an antonym for mending.

Nearby Words: mend, mended, mender

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Mending and Failing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/failing/mending

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