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Synonyms for panacea

15 synonyms
3 meanings

noun

Most common

medicine remedy elixir nostrum miracle magic bullet

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Cure-all — A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all

cure-all informal, remedy, nostrum, medicine, elixir, wonder drug, catholicon, heal-all, theriac

2. Miracle — A solution to all problems

miracle, magic bullet, silver bullet, chicken soup

3. Woundwort — the plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills

all-heal, woundwort

Definitions

n. 1
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
n. 2
A solution to all problems.
A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.
n. 3
The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.

Related words

Other spellings: panacaea

Forms

Plural: panaceas → cure-alls, remedies, nostrums, medicines…

Example sentences

medicine The new medicine demonstrated an immediate effect.
remedy Don't worry. We can remedy the mistake we've made.
elixir Have an elixir. This should be enough for a few days.
nostrum Mary dismissed the diet plan as just another fashionable nostrum.
miracle To many people, it was nothing short of a miracle.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
panacea		falling
medicine		steady
remedy		falling
elixir		rising
nostrum		falling
miracle		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters: remedy³, elixir³
7 letters: miracle³, nostrum, theriac
8 letters: medicine³
9 letters: woundwort
10 letters: catholicon

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remedy³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français: panacée
Italiano: panacea
Deutsch: Allheilmittel