remedial

1 serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition took a remedial math course over the summer so he'd be ready for algebra the following school year Synonyms of remedial amendatory, rectifying, corrective, remedying, reformative, reformatoryWords Related to remedial curative, medicinal, therapeutic; reparative, restorative; beneficial, helpful, salutary, wholesome; antidotal, counteractive, counterbalancing

2 tending to cure disease or restore health unfortunately, with a cold virus, there are few remedial measures besides fluids and rest Synonyms of remedial curative, healing, officinal, medicinal, restorative, therapeuticWords Related to remedial healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutary, sanative, wholesome; alleviative, corrective, tonicNear Antonyms of remedial insalubrious, noisome, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome; deleterious, injurious, pernicious; infectious, poisonous, toxic; adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, ill; insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary