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Synonyms of cure in English:

cure


See US English definition of curé

See UK English definition of curé

See Spanish definition of curar

verb

1‘Casey had been cured, but he needed to convalesce’

SYNONYMS
heal, restore to health, make well, make better, restore, rehabilitate, treat successfully
archaic cleanse

2‘the belief that economic equality could cure all social ills’

SYNONYMS
rectify, remedy, put right, set right, right, set to rights, fix, mend, repair, heal, make better, ameliorate, alleviate, ease
solve, sort out, be the answer to, be the solution to
eliminate, do away with, end, put an end to, remove, counteract, correct
ANTONYMS

exacerbate, aggravate

3‘some farmers cured their own bacon’

SYNONYMS
preserve, smoke, salt, dry, kipper, pickle

noun

1‘a cure for cancer’

SYNONYMS
remedy, curative, medicine, medication, medicament, restorative, corrective, antidote, antiserum
treatment, course of treatment, therapy, healing, alleviation
nostrum, panacea, cure-all
archaic physic, specific

2‘he was beyond cure’

SYNONYMS
healing, restoration to health

3‘interest rate cuts are not the cure for the problem’

SYNONYMS
solution, answer, antidote, nostrum, panacea, cure-all, magic formula
informal quick fix, magic bullet