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substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness n.
cure n.

NOUN

substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness

Synonyms

WEAK

anesthetic antibiotic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm biologic capsule cure dose drug elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment pharmaceutical pharmacon physic pill potion prescription remedy salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

NOUN

cure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antibiotic cure drug medication pharmaceutical pill prescription remedy

STRONG

anesthetic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm capsule dose elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment physic potion salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

WEAK

biologic pharmacon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disease

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medicines

"There's a quietness about our house now it's not chaos and beeping machines and medicines lined up along the counter and fear."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Some cosmetics, medicines and supplements contain gelatin, animal fats, alcohol or other ingredients whose origins matter to observant consumers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

The “high vibrational” herb shop offers “plant medicines for body, mind & wellness.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The law also required drug makers to pay the government rebates on medicines prescribed to seniors if their prices increase faster than inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

After a while, as they walked the trail, as the medicines grew heavy, she thought to ask: “Nokomis, do they talk to you?”

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich