Definition of remedy in English:

remedy

See synonyms for remedy

Translate remedy into Spanish

nounplural noun remedies

1A medicine or treatment for a disease or injury.
‘herbal remedies for aches and pains’
- ‘Folk remedies and herbal treatments also are common.’
- ‘Once estrogen replacement is prescribed, a medical practitioner calibrates the remedy.’
- ‘In addition, the family employed traditional remedies and treatment strategies of which the physicians were unaware.’
- ‘We also discuss a variety of other remedies, over-the-counter treatments and prescription drugs.’
- ‘Most of modern medicine's prescription drugs grew out of traditional herbal remedies.’
- ‘Traditional herbal remedies are used in conjunction with Western-style medicine.’
- ‘The proportion of patients using traditional herbal remedies for malaria varies widely.’
- ‘There are many safe and effective herbal remedies for mothers to take before they turn to pharmaceutical drugs.’
- ‘However, modern medicine is beginning to replace traditional folk remedies for many illnesses.’
- ‘Some of the ingredients in popular over-the-counter cold remedies may actually be counterproductive.’
- ‘Aldrich prescribed the usual flu remedies, including cold water baths.’
- ‘The use of herbs as dietary supplements and remedies for ailments has become widespread.’
- ‘To choose the correct remedy for your daughter, read the following descriptions and pick the one that most closely matches her symptoms.’
- ‘While leaf paste is used externally against boils and carbuncles, the extract is considered a good remedy for recurring earache.’
- ‘To this day honey and lemon is a soothing remedy for a cold.’
- ‘Castor oil is a reputed remedy for rheumatic problems and colic.’
- ‘What is the natural remedy for thyroid replacement as opposed to the pharmaceutical?’
- ‘They make a good remedy for anorexia and are well worth using to counteract the nausea often experienced while undergoing chemotherapy.’
- ‘The water in the well is believed to have curative powers and was recommended as a remedy for warts and blindness.’
- ‘The root of the plant is a remedy for rheumatism, asthma and other respiratory ailments.’
treatment, cure, medicine, medication, medicament, drug, restorative
View synonyms
1. 1.1A means of counteracting or eliminating something undesirable.
  ‘shopping became a remedy for personal problems’
  ‘As a remedy for the undesirable effects of interventionism they ask for still more interventionism.’
  ‘I think that's a bad remedy for a very, very severe problem.’
  ‘The remedy for the problem was a sound system that involves Holly's teacher wearing a headset with a microphone so her words are amplified through a large speaker.’
  ‘Affirmative action, as a remedy for biased hiring practices, has only been around since the 1960s.’
  ‘The proper remedy for bad speech in a democratic society is not censorship, but more speech: speech that educates and informs.’
  ‘Her mistake lies in assuming that I offer caretaker resource accounts as the exclusive remedy for social ills.’
  ‘I decided that the best remedy for this sensory overload was getting out there to explore this amazing city.’
  ‘North Dakotans sees a channel to the Red River as a natural remedy for the problem and are perplexed that Manitoba would object.’
  ‘Strict enforcement of the existing rules is the only remedy for this.’
  ‘He is evasive when he comes to suggest a remedy for lack of representation.’
  ‘From this point of view, foreign investment, in particular, was seen as an effective remedy for unemployment in less affluent nations.’
  ‘Doesn't the interaction of different voices and different points of view provide a partial remedy for this?’
  ‘Is there any major problem lacking a current remedy for which Washington could plausibly offer a solution?’
  ‘The traditional remedy for inflation in general, and hyperinflation in particular, is gold.’
  ‘Jones explained his act as a dramatic remedy for boredom and chronic depression.’
  ‘Next on stage was the infectious sound of Louisiana's Buckwheat Zydeco, whose upbeat, foot-tapping music was the perfect remedy for the chilly night.’
  ‘Fortunately, the Administration has proposed remedies to this problem.’
  ‘They then proposed a sensible remedy to the problem.’
  ‘In such cases accountability through international institutions may be the only practical remedy available.’
  ‘We think the best remedy to this situation is to actively support the development of new open-source software.’
  solution, answer, cure, antidote, corrective, curative, nostrum, panacea, cure-all, heal-all, palliative, balm, magic formula
  View synonyms
2. 1.2A means of legal reparation.
  ‘the doctrine took away their only remedy against merchants who refused to honor their contracts’
  ‘Thus, the fact that the estate would have a remedy against a negligent solicitor does not necessarily preclude a claim by the disappointed beneficiary.’
  ‘Criminal libel is the only remedy against this worthless organisation who simply seek publicity for themselves.’
  ‘It is said that the claimants had viable alternative remedies by way of judicial review.’
  ‘It does not mean, however, that the person injured is without a remedy against the Commission.’
  ‘So in my submission it is important that we have a remedy against each of them to proceed as we see fit.’
  ‘There should not have been an application for legal aid to apply for judicial review whilst that remedy was available.’
  ‘If they act unfairly, whether procedurally or in relation to the substantive decision itself, then that constitutes an abuse of power for which judicial review provides a remedy.’
  ‘But is litigation an adequate remedy against harvesters?’
  ‘It is an application for an equitable remedy to protect the plaintiff against the consequences of unconscionable conduct.’
  ‘It is clear that simply because after demand on a bond it turns out that no sum was due from the customer to his contractor, that does not lead to the bank or surety having any remedy against the beneficiary of the bond.’
  ‘Of course, if the Secretary of State gets it wrong in refusing to entertain the application, there would be a remedy by way of judicial review.’
  ‘The common law provides a general remedy against companies seeking to pass off counterfeit products as though they were the real thing.’
  ‘The minority shareholder would not have been in a position in the arbitration proceedings to pursue oppression remedies.’
  ‘The common law remedy for breach of contract is damages.’
  ‘The common law remedy sought by the petitioner is not excluded by the Family Law Act.’
  ‘He submitted that the common law remedy of damages, however, would be obtainable.’
  ‘As a remedy for the violation, the courts ordered that gays and lesbians be given the right to marry.’
  ‘The remedies under section 75 are not remedies by way of appeal.’
  ‘Accordingly the court has no power to grant any relief or remedy under Section 8 of the 1998 Act.’
  ‘The Law Commission emphasised that an award of punitive damages should be seen as a remedy of last resort.’
  redress, means of redress, reparation, means of reparation, comeback
  View synonyms
2The margin within which coins as minted may differ from the standard fineness and weight.

Pronunciation

remedy

/ˈremədē/ /ˈrɛmədi/

transitive verbtransitive verb remedies, transitive verb remedying, transitive verb remedied

[with object]

Set right (an undesirable situation)
‘by the time a problem becomes patently obvious, it may be almost too late to remedy it’
- ‘These initiatives will do nothing towards remedying the situation.’
- ‘In order to determine how to remedy this situation, I conducted an informal poll with a couple of the skateboarding kids in my apartment's parking lot.’
- ‘But even if I had coffee, would it really remedy my situation?’
- ‘Forces are aligning, though, to remedy the situation.’
- ‘Brown begins to remedy this situation at the outset.’
- ‘What can be done to remedy the situation, if anything?’
- ‘The judicious application of a screwdriver quickly remedied this situation.’
- ‘Do not worry, you can soon remedy this situation.’
- ‘Sam suddenly realized that she was still in his arms and quickly remedied the problem.’
- ‘I removed my oxygen mask, quickly remedying that problem.’
- ‘Secession would not remedy any ill facing the South, he repeatedly declared.’
- ‘Enforcement action may still be taken to remedy the breach by requiring compliance with the condition.’
- ‘The bill contains a number of common-sense amendments to remedy several defects in transport legislation.’
- ‘The owners also refused to allow the plaintiffs to remedy the defects or complete the contract.’
- ‘Specific strategies can help to remedy this deficiency and improve patients' understanding of risks.’
- ‘How can that be the case when I am trying to remedy what he apparently agrees is an unsatisfactory situation?’
- ‘Someone who would have gotten in had to give up their place because we wanted to remedy past discrimination.’
- ‘Morally speaking, then, the American government has an urgent obligation to remedy these injustices.’
- ‘We can hope the publisher will soon remedy this with a paperback edition.’
- ‘Hopefully, this will be remedied in the future.’
put right, set right, set to rights, put to rights, right, rectify, retrieve, solve, fix, sort out, put in order, straighten out, resolve, deal with, correct, repair, mend, redress, make good
View synonyms