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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure-all |
| Synonyms: | catholicon, cure, elixir, nostrum, patent medicine, relief, remedy |
| Main Entry: | elixir |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | remedy |
| Synonyms: | cure-all, elixir of life, extract, medicine, mixture, panacea, philosopher's stone, potion, principle, solution |
| Main Entry: | nostrum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure-all, often ineffective |
| Synonyms: | catholicon, cure, drug, elixir, fix, formula, home remedy, medicine, panacea, patent medicine, potion, quack medicine, quick fix, remedy, treatment |
| Main Entry: | remedy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure, solution |
| Synonyms: | antidote, assistance, biologic, corrective, counteractant, counteraction, counteractive, counteragent, countermeasure, counterstep, cure-all, drug, elixir, fix, improvement, medicament, medicant, medicine, panacea, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, pill, quick fix, redress, relief, restorative, support, therapy, treatment |
| Antonyms: | disease, injury, pain |
| Main Entry: | magic bullet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | magical remedy or cure |
| Synonyms: | miracle drug, panacea, wonder drug |
| Main Entry: | miracle drug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wonder drug |
| Synonyms: | panacea, synthetic drug |
| Main Entry: | wonder drug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miracle drug |
| Synonyms: | panacea, synthetic drug |
| Main Entry: | medicament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicant, medication, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | medication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicament, medicant, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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