Synonyms of cures

cures 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of cure

1

as in antidotes

something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable

a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• antidotes
• remedies
• solutions
• therapies
• therapeutics
• curatives
• rectifiers
• answers
• correctives
• panaceas
• elixirs
• cure-alls
• medicines
• medicinals
• balms
• succors
• aids
• palliatives
• help
• reliefs

2

as in remedies

a substance or preparation used to treat disease

researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remedies
• drugs
• medications
• medicines
• medicinals
• pharmaceuticals
• prescriptions
• pills
• physics
• medicaments
• potions
• antibiotics
• specifics
• panaceas
• syrups
• nostrums
• cure-alls
• prescription drugs
• tonics
• botanicals
• tablets
• injections
• cordials
• miracle drugs
• patent medicines
• salves
• ointments
• liniments
• wonder drugs
• lotions
• poultices
• capsules
• caps
• tinctures
• purgatives
• antiseptics
• cathartics
• sera
• embrocations
• shots

cures

2 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of cure

1

as in heals

to bring about recovery from

do you have anything that will cure my headache?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heals
• remedies
• alleviates
• relieves
• soothes
• mends
• allays
• treats
• eases
• doctors
• moderates
• diagnoses
• lightens
• salves
• palliates
• tempers
• assuages
• medicates
• nurses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravates
• worsens
• misdiagnoses
• overdiagnoses
• underdiagnoses

2

as in fixes

to restore to a healthy condition

the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heals
• fixes
• rehabilitates
• repairs
• treats
• relieves
• sets up
• revives
• mends
• alleviates
• rehabs
• physics
• doctors
• ministers (to)
• remedies
• attends (to)
• nurses
• medicates
• cares (for)
• fortifies
• renews
• revitalizes
• rejuvenates
• resuscitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wounds
• damages
• harms
• hurts
• impairs
• injures
• disables
• cripples
• lames
• ails
• afflicts
• maims
• weakens
• mutilates
• lacerates
• saps
• wastes
• sickens
• mangles
• debilitates
• enfeebles
• lays up
• enervates

curés

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of curé

as in curates

Related Words

• curates
• pastors
• clergymen
• parsons
• vicars
• rectors
• churchmen
• padres
• abbés
• shepherds
• priestesses
• popes
• deaconesses
• bishops
• deans
• fathers
• confessors
• presbyters
• missionaries
• prelates
• chaplains
• revivalists
• archbishops
• abbots
• Holy Joes
• religious
• monks
• missioners
• evangelists
• priests
• friars
• monsignors
• mendicants
• preachers
• sky pilots
• divines
• clergywomen
• missionizers
• archpriests
• diocesans
• clerics
• oblates
• monastics
• ecclesiastics
• dominies
• deacons
• high priests
• clericals
• reverends
• high priestesses
• ministers
• clerks
• clergypersons

Dissimilar Words

• lay readers
• laymen
• laypeople
• lectors
• seculars

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cures

Verb

Winning with some self-awareness cures even more. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

Autoclave technology takes pre-impregnated carbon-fiber shapes and then cures them under high pressure and temperature to deliver maximum structural rigidity and weight savings. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 4 June 2026

Aids digestion and assimulation, cures dyspepsia, cures neuralgia and sick headache, invigorates the brain and nervous system. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

Here come the Padres Nothing cures a team’s woes this season better than playing three games against the Angels. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

Nothing cures a style rut quite like a little color blocking. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026

The movie, a result of Cook’s wild imagination and British legends, is a horror fantasy drama set in 1893 about Betty Lutey (Beatie Edney), while barred from studying medicine, cures someone with Tuberculosis with a mermaid’a cursed pearl comb. — James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025

Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025

Through the gelcoat application process, MasterCraft monitors the humidity and temperature, both highly influential factors on how the gelcoat cures. — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025