Word CURE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

cure

🇺🇸 [kjʊə]

Meanings

To relieve or eliminate the symptoms of a disease or condition. It can also refer to a solution or remedy for a problem or situation.

Examples

• The doctor prescribed a medicine to cure her illness.
• There is no known cure for the common cold.
• Education is often seen as a cure for ignorance.

Synonyms

remedy • treatment • solution

Antonyms

disease • illness