as in remedy
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
hoped that taking dance lessons would prove to be an antidote for her loneliness
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Recent Examples of antidote
That room gave me the sense that every problem of life had an antidote or a solution contained in some book, somewhere.
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The antidote to perfectionism is shifting the focus from control to connection.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Snowy Day is an important antidote to this false concept.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
In her view, glamour is a welcome antidote at a time of so much uncertainty.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The antidote to perfectionism is shifting the focus from control to connection.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Snowy Day is an important antidote to this false concept.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
In her view, glamour is a welcome antidote at a time of so much uncertainty.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antidote
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidote
Noun
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The best smart telescopes offer a powerful remedy to this problem in the form of advanced image stacking and real-time processing to filter out artificial light interference and reveal detail in objects that would be difficult to observe with the naked eye or traditional optics.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the Harvard Business Review (HBR) explains, learning is a remedy for the fear of failure.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The world might end up ruled by large technology companies that impose their solutions throughout entire continents, leaving little space for homegrown creativity.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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An effective hair growth solution is less about fancy marketing claims, but formulas rooted in ingredients that can improve hair’s density and fullness while limiting breakage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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There is no cure or treatment for the disease beyond treatment of symptoms.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
12 Sep. 2025
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But don’t listen to the pessimists who say there is no cure.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Antidote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidote. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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