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Remedy (Noun)

Meaning 1

A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed a new remedy for her chronic back pain that had been troubling her for years.
  • Her grandmother's homemade herbal tea was a trusted family remedy for soothing sore throats.
  • The government launched a research project to find a remedy for the deadly virus that had been spreading rapidly.
  • After trying various remedies, the patient finally found relief from her insomnia with a new sleep aid.
  • The ancient civilization developed a remedy for snake bites using a combination of herbs and venom antidotes.

Synonyms

  • Curative
  • Therapeutic
  • Cure

Hypernyms

  • Medication
  • Medicament
  • Medicinal Drug

Hyponyms

  • Application
  • Preventative
  • Prophylactic
  • Alleviator
  • Nauseant
  • Alleviant
  • Nostrum
  • Counterpoison
  • Vomit
  • Unction
  • Catholicon
  • Salve
  • Unguent
  • Balm
  • Cure-all
  • Vomitive

Related Words

  • Remedy (verb)
  • Remedial (adjective)

Meaning 2

Act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The government has promised to introduce a remedy to the country's economic woes in the next fiscal year.
  • A strong opposition to the bill is a necessary remedy to the lack of checks and balances in the proposed legislation.
  • A recent update has been released as a remedy to the bugs that caused the software to crash frequently.
  • The company has been ordered to pay damages as a remedy to the environmental damage caused by their negligence.
  • Implementation of stricter regulations is seen as a remedy to the widespread corruption in the industry.

Synonyms

  • Remediation
  • Redress

Hypernyms

  • Correction

Hyponyms

  • Salve

Related Words

  • Remedy (verb)
  • Remedial (adjective)
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