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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remedying

Verb

Taking the time to figure out where the block is happening and remedying it in a gentle manner is always the best way to go. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

Ahead, design experts share the five most glaring living room flaws, plus advice for remedying them. — Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026

Starmer is historically unpopular in Britain after a series of scandals and policy missteps, with critics accusing him of lacking a political vision for remedying the country’s stagnant post-Brexit economy. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 June 2026

For generations, the federal government enforced civil rights laws with an eye toward remedying historic, systemic discrimination against Black people and other people of color. — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Presuming that sons are already less social is not a recipe for remedying this bias. — Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026

There is a dearth of curries in New York—something chef Vijay Kumar, of Dhamaka, Adda, and Semma, has been steadily remedying in recent years. — Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026

The city invested a $125 million grant package to aid in remedying flood concerns in June. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026

On Thursday, Democratic lawmakers met in the Capitol to denounce Uthmeier and his opinion and say that Uthmeier was ignoring the difference between remedying harm and creating advantage. — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026