as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
some believe that the herb has curative properties
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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
the best curative for her depression might be volunteer work at a local animal shelter
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Recent Examples of curative
Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The brand’s eye-specific product packs a punch courtesy of antioxidants, fine line–erasing peptides, and Persian silk tree extract (the latter is both a preventative and curative measure against dark circles and puffiness).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Procedures and treatments are rewarded while preventative and curative methodologies remain undervalued.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Some hot springs known to contain mineral water brimming with lithium became sought out wellness destinations for their curative powers.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Scientifically, preventive medicine is always preferred over curative, but what happens when there is neither prevention nor cure?
—Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The brand’s eye-specific product packs a punch courtesy of antioxidants, fine line–erasing peptides, and Persian silk tree extract (the latter is both a preventative and curative measure against dark circles and puffiness).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Procedures and treatments are rewarded while preventative and curative methodologies remain undervalued.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Some hot springs known to contain mineral water brimming with lithium became sought out wellness destinations for their curative powers.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curative
Adjective
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Ashwagandha Ashwagandha is an herb that's been used for its medicinal purposes for thousands of years.—
Megan Nunn,
Verywell Health,
28 Jan. 2026
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By the time Colorado changed its laws, Liberato had become a regular user of LSD and psilocybin, and had begun teaching others how to use them for medicinal purposes at a healing center near Colorado Springs.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As Tara runs up to grab one of the antidotes, her best friend Johnny (who is sitting beside it) reaches over and grabs it, then hands it down the table to Kristen.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Take me through the whole antidote drinking madness.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Without the organic give-and-take of a real therapeutic exchange, patients lose the sense that someone is not merely interpreting your words but genuinely trying to understand you.—
Brianna Hardcastle,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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The 12-minute-long Rotation is about a therapeutic hypnosis ritual experienced by a young Ukrainian woman who shifted from civilian life to military service due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
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There is a bit of an ideological bent to the debate over whether, for example, federal courts can provide remedies for unconstitutional actions by federal officers without an express act of Congress.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Do not make your own elderberry remedies without consulting experts on how to make them safely.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
26 Jan. 2026
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Pilot programs replace permanent solutions.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Simplifying building codes, then, is part of the solution.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Seymour said the fundraiser’s original goal has already been consumed by travel costs alone and warned that future expenses — including therapy — remain unknown.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Leslie, the police diver, said recovering earrings, wedding bands and children’s skates and returning them to the grieving families provided a therapy of sorts.—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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That cold, salty air is the cure for the common dislike of cold.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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While research is advancing, there is no cure for the disease, although medications are available to manage symptoms.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Curative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curative. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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