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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

medicate, treat

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

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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