Synonyms of rehabs

rehabs

verb

present tense third-person singular of rehab

as in heals

to restore to a healthy condition

rehabbing the torture victim's battered body will be easier than restoring his emotional well-being

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rehabs

If a player spends an off day at home versus a road city, or rehabs an injury in Florida instead of the club’s home stadium or goes on a minor-league rehab assignment, the tax implications change. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026

My organization acquires and rehabs existing buildings on the open market at a cost of $150,000 to $200,000 per unit — about one-third the cost of new, low-income housing tax credit construction. — Rafael Leon, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

This Milwaukee program takes dilapidated houses, acquired by the city through property tax foreclosure, and rehabs them for new home buyers. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 1 Mar. 2026

Sweetbriar Nature Center rehabs a swan found bloodied after fighting for food in the extreme cold. — John Dias, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026

While nine-time All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving rehabs an ACL tear, Harrison brought in former one-time All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell to serve as his substitute. — Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025