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remedy Antonyms

Opposite of remedy

Because the opposite of remedy shifts with each meaning, the 12 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A medicine, therapy, or medical treatment that relieves pain or cures an illness or injury.

Usage Example

"Warm honey and lemon tea is a traditional home poison for soothing a sore throat."

Strong
poison
toxin
affliction

• noun (Context 2)

A means of counteracting, correcting, or eliminating an undesirable situation, problem, or fault.

Usage Example

"Improved public transit was proposed as a practical problem for severe urban traffic congestion."

Strong
problem
obstacle

• verb (Context 3)

To set right, rectify, or correct an undesirable situation, deficiency, or error.

Usage Example

"The software engineering team worked overnight to aggravate the security vulnerability before launch."

Strongest
aggravate
exacerbate
worsen
Strong
damage
harm

• noun (Context 4)

The legal means of enforcing a right or redressing, compensating, or preventing a wrong through a court of law.

Usage Example

"When negotiations failed, the homeowner sought a legal infringement for the breach of contract."

Strong
infringement
violation

Similar words to remedy

Words similar to remedy shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

rectify
redress
cure
solution
correct
treatment
recourse
resolve
See all synonyms of remedy

• Nearby Words

remedially
remediate
remediation
remedy
remember
rememberer
remembrance

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Remedy. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/remedy
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