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cured

/kjʊɹd/adjective1 syllable

Cured means: freed from illness or injury.

Synonyms for cured10

adjective, as in freed from illness or injury

healed, recovered, well

adjective, as in (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)

vulcanized, vulcanised, processed

adjective, as in (used especially of meat) cured in brine

corned, preserved

adjective, as in (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process

aged, preserved

adjective, as in (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening

seasoned

adjective, as in (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry

preserved

What does cured mean?6

adjective

1

freed from illness or injury“the patient appears cured”

2

(used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)

3

(used especially of meat) cured in brine

4

(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process

5

(used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening

6

(used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cured?13

one syllable

touredlured

three syllables

uninsuredunsecuredreassured
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Cured in a sentence

  • Ignorance can be cured, but stupid is forever.DJ_Saidez
  • Cancer can be cured if discovered in time.CK
  • His pneumonia was cured through a divine miracle.mervert1
  • Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase.CK
  • I do believe that being gay can be cured.Amastan
  • If you want you can stay with us until you're cured.Nuel
  • The medicine she took cured her of the bad cough she'd been suffering from.CK
  • Perhaps the illness is cured through medical treatment.hrin

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