Synonyms for remedial
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Curative — curative; providing a remedy
curative, corrective, therapeutic, alterative, restorative, healthful, sanative, sanatory
Other
mitigating, relieving, remediate dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
curative; providing a remedy
Related words
- Word family
- remediable remediation remedy
Example sentences
- therapeutic Sweeping the floor is therapeutic for one's mind.
- corrective We must apply corrective measures.
- curative The brain is the center of all curative energy.
- mitigating There were mitigating circumstances in his favour.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| remedial | falling | |
| therapeutic | rising | |
| corrective | steady | |
| curative | steady | |
| alterative | rising | |
| mitigating | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- curative3, sanative, sanatory
- 9 letters
- relieving3, healthful2, remediate4
- 10 letters
- corrective3, mitigating4, alterative
- 11 letters
- therapeutic4, restorative4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (curative3 = 3 syllables).