| Main Entry: | antidote |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | counteracting agent |
Synonyms: |
antitoxin, antivenin, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, counterstep, cure, medicine, negator, neutralizer, nullifier, preventive, remedy |
| Notes: | an antidote is a remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison; an agent is a force or substance that relieves or counteracts; an anecdote is a short account of an interesting or humorous incident |
| Main Entry: | antitoxin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agent for negating the effect of an infection or poison |
Synonyms: |
antibiotic, antibody, antipoison, antiseptic, antiserum, antivenin, counteractant, counteragent, medicine, neutralizer, preventive, serum, vaccine |
| Main Entry: | cure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | solution to problem, often health |
Synonyms: |
aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix, healing, healing agent, help, medicament, medicant, medication, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
Antonyms: |
disease, problem |
| Main Entry: | opponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person with whom one competes |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppugnant, player, rival |
Antonyms: |
ally, associate, colleague, helper |
| Main Entry: | remedy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure, solution |
Synonyms: |
antidote, assistance, biologic, corrective, counteractant, counteraction, counteractive, counteragent, countermeasure, counterstep, cure-all, drug, elixir, fix, improvement, medicament, medicant, medicine, panacea, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, pill, quick fix, redress, relief, restorative, support, therapy, treatment |
Antonyms: |
disease, injury, pain |
| Main Entry: | medicament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
Synonyms: |
aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicant, medication, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
| Main Entry: | medication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
Synonyms: |
aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicament, medicant, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, physic, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |
| Main Entry: | opposer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opponent |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposition, oppositionist, oppugnant, player, resister, rival |
| Main Entry: | oppositionist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opponent |
Synonyms: |
adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppugnant, player, resister, rival |
| Main Entry: | physic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
Synonyms: |
aid, alleviation, antidote, assistance, catholicon, corrective, counteractant, counteragent, countermeasure, drug, elixir, elixir vitae, fix*, healing, healing agent, help, medicament, medicant, medication, medicine, nostrum, panacea, pharmacon, placebo, proprietary, quick fix, recovery, redress, remedy, reparation, restora-tive, therapeutic, treatment |