Mending and Weakening

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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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Weakening is an antonym for mending.

Nearby Words: mend, mended, mender

Weakening noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

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Mending is an antonym for weakening.

Nearby Words: weak, weaken, weakness, weakened

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Weakening and Mending. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mending/weakening

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