antidote

noun

an·​ti·​dote ˈan-ti-ˌdōt 

1

: a remedy to counteract the effects of poison

needed the antidote for the snake's venom

2

: something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts

an antidote to boredom

antidote transitive verb

Synonyms

• corrective
• curative
• cure
• rectifier
• remedy
• therapeutic
• therapy

Examples of antidote in a Sentence

There is no antidote to this poison.

For him, racing motorcycles is a great antidote to boredom.

Recent Examples on the Web

Pope Leo can be, perhaps already is, the antidote to Trump and the fake Christian spirituality of evangelicals who support him. —Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025

Transparency is another antidote to the blame game. —David Chapman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

Real live interviews are the only antidote to digital manipulation. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025

Her upcoming book, The Empowered Hysterectomy: Your Complete Handbook to Diagnosis, Decision, and Treatment, launching on May 13, 2025, is the antidote to the lack of medically sound resources and the overwhelming amount of misinformation surrounding this procedure. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English antidot, from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidotos, from feminine of antidotos given as an antidote, from antididonai to give as an antidote, from anti- + didonai to give — more at date

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for antidote

• anecdote
• asymptote
• creosote
• dimethoate
• epidote
• ferryboat
• motorboat
• overcoat
• petticoat
• riverboat
• undercoat
• underwrote

Kids Definition

antidote

noun

an·​ti·​dote ˈant-i-ˌdōt 

: a remedy to counteract the effects of poison

antidotal

ˌant-i-ˈdōt-ᵊl

adjective

antidotally

-ᵊl-ē

adverb

Medical Definition

antidote

noun

an·​ti·​dote ˈant-i-ˌdōt 

: a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison