Synonyms of remedying

remedying 1 of 2

adjective

as in corrective

serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition

I've given the engine a remedying tune-up that should put an end to that knocking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrective
• beneficial
• reformative
• rectifying
• remedial
• amendatory
• reformatory
• therapeutic
• reparative
• helpful
• curative
• medicinal
• restorative
• salutary
• wholesome
• counterbalancing
• counteractive
• antidotal

remedying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of remedy

1

as in healing

to bring about recovery from

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• healing
• curing
• alleviating
• relieving
• treating
• soothing
• mending
• allaying
• easing
• diagnosing
• moderating
• lightening
• tempering
• salving
• assuaging
• palliating
• medicating
• doctoring
• nursing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worsening
• aggravating
• misdiagnosing
• overdiagnosing
• underdiagnosing

2

as in amending

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from

needed to wear glasses to remedy her bad vision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amending
• correcting
• reforming
• rectifying
• rewriting
• improving
• changing
• debugging
• repairing
• emending
• redressing
• modifying
• ameliorating
• revising
• reworking
• adjusting
• red-penciling
• fixing
• righting
• shortening
• redrafting
• redrawing
• regulating
• perfecting
• bettering
• altering
• polishing
• modulating
• restyling
• cutting
• blue-penciling
• touching up
• mending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurting
• impairing
• damaging
• injuring
• harming
• spoiling
• worsening
• aggravating
• marring