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alleviative

[uh-lee-vee-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv] / əˈli viˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

curative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrective healthful invigorating medicinal remedial salutary therapeutic

STRONG

curing pick-me-up restorative tonic

WEAK

beneficial helpful medicable medicative remedying sanative shot in the arm vulnerary what the doctor ordered wholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damaging harmful hurtful injurious

WEAK

hurting painful

ADJECTIVE

remedial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrective therapeutic

WEAK

antidotal antiseptic curative curing health-giving healthful invigorating medicating medicinal purifying recuperative reformative remedying repairing restitutive sanative sanatory solving soothing tonic treating vulnerary wholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

harmful hurtful injurious

WEAK

damaging

NOUN

painkiller

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aspirin drug medicine morphine ointment opiate sedative tranquilizer

STRONG

analgesic anodyne dope

WEAK

pain reliever