Synonyms for cure
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Remedy
remedy, antidote, help, medicine, medicament, therapeutic, specific, restorative, corrective, appliance
2. Curative — A method, device or medication that restores good health
curative, treacle dated, mithridate rare
Verb
1. Heal
heal, restore, bring around, make whole, medicate, leech dated rare
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A method, device or medication that restores good health.
- n. 2
An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.
- v. 1
To restore to health.
Unaided nature cured him.
Related words
- Word family
- cureless curability cure-all curate curative curator
- Phrases
- water cure cure time
Example sentences
- medicine The new medicine demonstrated an immediate effect.
- remedy Don't worry. We can remedy the mistake we've made.
- antidote John finished preparing his antidote and drank it.
- healing She found healing through teaching others to cope.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1
- 4 letters
- help1, heal1
- 5 letters
- leech1
- 6 letters
- remedy3, curacy
- 7 letters
- healing2, restore2, treacle
- 8 letters
- specific3, medicine3, preserve2, antidote3, curative3, medicate3
- 9 letters
- appliance3
- 10 letters
- corrective3, medicament, mithridate3
- 11 letters
- therapeutic4, restorative4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remedy3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- guérison
- Italiano
- guarigione
- Deutsch
- Heilung