antidote

noun

ˈan-ti-ˌdōt How to pronounce antidote (audio)
Definition of antidotenext
as in remedy
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable hoped that taking dance lessons would prove to be an antidote for her loneliness

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Recent Examples of antidote The antidote is to arm yourself with knowledge and name it at your next appointment. — Meghan Rabbitt, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 But the ingredients were all present, beginning with that singular singing voice, low, resonant and unabashedly passionate, the antidote to a decade of hard-rock singers trying to out-high-note each other. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 Now, their unabashedly romantic look feels like a welcome antidote to minimalism. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026 Keeping score offers an antidote to the impermanence of our time. — Will Leitch, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for antidote
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidote
  1. remedy
  2. solution
  3. cure
Noun
  • In a simple order published Wednesday, the judge accepted behavior remedies and rejected a divestiture.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • At a trial last year on remedies in the case, the DOJ argued that Google cannot be trusted to run AdX, given its past behavior.
    — Jody Godoy, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of remedy
Noun
  • Spaniards on Wednesday joined protests in support of Ceuta, demanding solutions to the city’s ongoing tensions and calling for Sánchez step down.
    — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Sacramento County Office of Education has said the district must identify $150 million in cash solutions by June 2027 to avoid running out of money and potentially entering state receivership.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of solution
Noun
  • With only Lucien, a freshly out twink with more heart than abs, still by his side, Jim must race to find a cure before the disease erases the community that once worshipped him.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Seventy-one-year-old Bruce Willis, as is well known, has been living with frontotemporal dementia since 2023, a degenerative neurological disease that has no cure.
    — Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of cure

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“Antidote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidote. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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