CURATIVE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

curative 1 of 2

adjective

ˈkyu̇r-ə-tiv

Definition of curative

as in medicinal

tending to cure disease or restore health some believe that the herb has curative properties

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curative

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noun

as in antidote

something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable the best curative for her depression might be volunteer work at a local animal shelter

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Recent Examples of curative

Adjective

Payers also struggle with how to value one-time curative treatments like CAR-T cell cancer therapies. — Kimberley Jane Barnes, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026 Lemony Chicken Soup with Rice A bright jolt of citrus wakes up this curative, homestyle chicken soup. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026 Around the eleventh century, in Anglo‑Saxon England, instructions for an elaborate childbearing and mothering ritual were recorded by monks in the Lacnunga, a collection of medical texts and curative prayers. — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 Dunbar provided more than curative medicine. — Anita Moncrease, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for curative

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Adjective

As a more scientific understanding of germ theory took hold, the impetus became less medicinal, more practical, then pleasurable.

— Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
The problem is that the gap between a medicinal dose and a toxic dose is very small and varies from one batch to the next.

— Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of medicinal

Noun

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
Hilton has vowed to use those savings to issue state income tax breaks, calling it an immediate antidote to high costs.

— Christine Mai-Duc, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of antidote

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

Shopping and more If retail therapy is part of your ideal getaway, The Shops at South Seas await with familiar upscale favorites for beachwear and more.

— South Seas Island Resort, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
The device also includes instant hot and cold under-eye contrast therapy, designed to combine clinical benefits with a spa-like feel.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of therapy

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

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