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remedy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of remedy

1 a substance or preparation used to treat disease

  • preferred to treat colds with a homemade remedy made from garlic
Synonyms of remedy

cure, drug, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicine, pharmaceutical, physic, specific
Words Related to remedy

cure-all, nostrum, panacea

botanical, patent medicine, prescription, prescription drug

cordial, potion, tonic

miracle drug, wonder drug

cap, capsule, pill, tablet

injection, shot

embrocation, liniment, lotion, ointment, potion, poultice, salve

syrup (also sirup), tincture

antibiotic, antiseptic, serum

cathartic, purgative

2 something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable

  • the mayor was desperately searching for a remedy to the recent surge in crime the city had been experiencing
Synonyms of remedy

antidote, corrective, curative, cure, rectifier, therapeutic, therapy
Words Related to remedy

cure-all, elixir, panacea

answer, solution

aid, help, relief, succor

balm, medicinal, medicine, palliative

remedy

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of remedy

1 to bring about recovery from

  • a little extra studying should remedy your poor performance in history thus far this year
Synonyms of remedy

cure, heal, mend
Words Related to remedy

allay, alleviate, assuage, relieve

palliate, salve, soothe

ease, lighten, moderate, temper

doctor, nurse

medicate, treat

diagnose
Near Antonyms of remedy

aggravate, worsen

misdiagnose, overdiagnose, underdiagnose

2 to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from

  • needed to wear glasses to remedy her bad vision
Synonyms of remedy

amend, correct, debug, emend, rectify, red-pencil, reform
Words Related to remedy

redraft, redraw, restyle, revise, rework, rewrite

blue-pencil, cut, shorten

redress, right

ameliorate, better, improve

perfect, polish, touch up

fix, mend, repair

adjust, modulate, regulate

alter, change, modify
Near Antonyms of remedy

damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil

aggravate, worsen

Synonym Discussion of remedy

correct, rectify, emend, remedy, redress, amend, reform, revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects.
    • correct your spelling
rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed.
    • rectify a misguided policy
emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript.
    • emend a text
remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil.
    • set out to remedy the evils of the world
redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance.
    • redress past social injustices
amend, reform, revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes
    • amend a law
, reform implying drastic change
    • plans to reform the court system
, and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes.
    • revise the schedule

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