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remedy

[rem-i-dee] / ˈrɛm ɪ di /
NOUN
cure, solution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antidote countermeasure cure-all drug fix medicine panacea pill quick fix redress relief therapy treatment
STRONG
assistance corrective counteraction elixir improvement medicament pharmaceutical physic restorative support
WEAK
biologic counteractant counteractive counteragent counterstep medicant pharmacon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damage harm hurt injury
STRONG
stop
WEAK
disease pain
VERB
fix, cure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alleviate ameliorate amend assuage correct mitigate rectify redress relieve restore solve straighten out
STRONG
aid attend change control debug doctor ease heal help launder palliate reform remediate renew repair revise right scrub soothe square treat upgrade
WEAK
clean up clean up one's act fiddle with fix up go over make up for pick up put right recalibrate set right set to rights shape up square up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aggravate damage harm hurt increase injure intensify upset worsen
STRONG
block break hinder ignore neglect obstruct remain stay stop
WEAK
get sick

Example Sentences

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Under these laws, parties can ask for financial compensation or seek court orders to remedy problems, such as pollution.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

A new Utah law aims to remedy that problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But Arm is less prevalent in enterprise software and a wave of corporations migrating their on-premises x86 servers to Arm AGI could remedy that.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The remedy that Cruz proposes is to adjust the original basis for inflation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

IOI believed that Halliday never properly monetized his creation, and they wanted to remedy that.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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