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remedial

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of 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, corrective, rectifying, reformative, reformatory, remedying

Words 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, medicinal, restorative, therapeutic

Words Related to remedial

healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutary, sanative, wholesome

alleviative, corrective, tonic

Near 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

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