as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
talking over my problem with you has been good therapy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of therapy
In just a few years, these therapies have moved from niche treatments to widespread demand.
—
Scott Paddock, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Data from past outbreaks show that the disease caused by the Ebola virus has a fatality rate of up to 90 percent if it is left untreated and between 50 and 60 percent with medical care; this includes both supportive treatment and vaccines and antibody therapies.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
The first album was pre-therapy.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 22 May 2026
Decisions about therapy, medication, or long-term treatment plans come after the crisis begins to ease, giving the brain and body time to settle.
—Dr. David Pryor, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for therapy
Scott Paddock, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Data from past outbreaks show that the disease caused by the Ebola virus has a fatality rate of up to 90 percent if it is left untreated and between 50 and 60 percent with medical care; this includes both supportive treatment and vaccines and antibody therapies.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
The first album was pre-therapy.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 22 May 2026
Decisions about therapy, medication, or long-term treatment plans come after the crisis begins to ease, giving the brain and body time to settle.
—Dr. David Pryor, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for therapy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapy
Noun
-
Polish actor Swiezewski proves a worthy antidote to Manenti’s stolidness, bringing charm and exuberance to their scenes together.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
-
That show landed in the summer of 2020, right when the country needed a charming, good-hearted antidote to the terrors of COVID lockdown and an impending election.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 May 2026
Noun
-
In 1935, the owner of the then sad-sack Philadelphia Eagles grew tired of better teams scooping up all the best players, and proposed the draft as a remedy.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
-
The laws of New York authorize such a turnover order generally as a post-judgment enforcement remedy.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
-
The book arrives at a moment when Americans are simultaneously more medication-dependent and more skeptical of purely pharmaceutical solutions than at any point in recent memory.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
-
Counties across the state have been pondering this crisis and devising solutions that can be accomplished in partnership with our state leaders — because this crisis is unquestionably our shared responsibility to solve.—
Monica Montgomery Steppe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
Noun
-
There are no approved therapeutics or preventive prophylactic measures for the Bundibugyo virus.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
-
The mortality rate for Bundibugyo is 25 percent to 50 percent, according to the CDC, and there is no vaccine or specific therapeutic for the disease.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapy. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
