healable

Able to mend

Healable describes something capable of being healed—a wound, illness, or injury that can recover or be repaired: The doctor assured her the fracture was healable.

The word extends to emotional or relational damage: With time, even deep betrayals may prove healable.

The opposite is unhealable or irreparable.

medical

curable

Able to be healed

recoverable · antibiotics · prescription · ointment · antiseptic · vaccine · immunization · pharmacology · dosage · chemotherapy

repairable

fixable

Capable of being mended

rectifiable · reparable · restorable · salvageable · reversible · remediable · amendable · solvable · reconstructable · reclaimable

renewal

rejuvenation

Restoration of youthful vigor

revival · reawakening · regeneration · restoration · replenishment · renewal · transformation · wholeness · reconciliation · closure

therapy

physiotherapy

Treatment restoring bodily function

massage · chiropractic · rehabilitation · hypnotherapy · aromatherapy · biofeedback · mindfulness · reiki · occupational · cognitive

recovery

convalescence

Post-illness healing phase

comeback · improvement · restoration · rehabilitation · remission · mending · overcoming · survival · rebound · strength

Categories
Opposites
curability

healableincurable

Cannot be healed

unhealable · untreatable · irremediable · terminal · irreparable

permanence of damage

healablepermanent

Fixed without end

irreparable · irreversible · lasting · indelible · enduring

Family

unhealable

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