BANDAGE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of bandage

as in to bind

to cover with a bandage her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully

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Recent Examples of bandage

Verb

The video also shows officers bandaging the woman's wound after she was shot in the parking lot. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Tight end Greg Dulcich participated in his third practice wearing a red [non-contact] jersey, and with his fingers on his right hand bandaged up. — Omar Kelly august 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

Noun

The couple soon realized Apex had a bandage on his left shoulder and was still limping. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 After Evanston-Skokie School District 65 has spent years chipping away at solving its ever-dire financial deficit, Interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon is proposing a rip-off-the-bandage approach. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bandage

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandage

Verb

But the relationship was bound to disappoint, given Vucic’s high hopes.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
The meeting concluded with a general consensus among School Board members and City Council representatives to move forward with feasibility studies, cost breakdowns and formal design reviews before drafting a binding interlocal agreement.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of bind

Noun

Born in Los Angeles in 1954 to parents who hailed from Chicago, his father, Warren, founded a tape duplication service and later served as vice president of sales at Sussex Records, which produced acts like R&B crooner Bill Withers.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The 2018 tailspin had followed a massive momentum crescendo and reversal several months earlier, which gave way to an erratic tape that couldn't absorb what seemed at the time relatively unthreatening Federal Reserve tightening actions.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tape

Verb

Eisenkot is campaigning on a promise to restore public trust in government, rebuild Israel’s security, and heal the divisions that have fractured the country.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Its purpose, Felix explained, was to heal both physical and psychic wounds.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of heal

Noun

The sandals feature a sharp pointed toe, featuring an elegant tapered silhouette, a slim ankle strap with a silver buckle and a stiletto heel measuring 105 mm, which is around four inches.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
The new timepiece comes with a black alligator strap, which allows the pjnk-gold case to truly pop on the wrist, that be interchanged with ease and complete with another touch of pink-old on the buckle.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of strap

Noun

To qualify, each candidate had to demonstrate consistent binding at both laboratories, meet a specified affinity threshold, and show no detectable binding to an unrelated human protein used as a control.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
The shoes also boast a patent leather upper and grosgrain binding.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of binding

Verb

The United States has spent decades developing new ways to detect, prevent, and treat human diseases.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
As for gas, it has usually been treated as a waste product to be burned off; because there are so few pipelines to bring it to market, West Texas gas prices have even dipped negative this year.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of treat

Noun

His affect matches his typical attire on the trail—a Red Sox cap, a fleece vest, his cell phone on a belt clip.

— Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
The actor wore a long black leather coat over a simple black tank, paired with straight-leg blue jeans cinched with a leather belt.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of belt

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