plural remedies
1
: a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
2
: something that corrects or counteracts
3
: the legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong
remediless
adjective
Synonyms
Examples of remedy in a Sentence
Noun
Building more roads isn't always the best remedy for traffic congestion.
The problem was beyond remedy.
She was left without remedy since the court did not recognize her claim.
Verb
Something must be done to remedy the problem.
The conflict can be remedied by scheduling the meeting for next week.
Recent Examples on the Web
David Moin, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
For your natural remedies, pop into Wellness Rx, a charming pharmacy that specializes in both conventional and traditional medicine.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The meta moment acknowledges the show’s greatest ill at this point in time, but doesn’t excuse or remedy it in the slightest.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for remedy 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
Based in Secaucus, N.J., The Vitamin Shoppe sells nutritional solutions, including vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements, herbs, sports nutrition, homeopathic remedies, green living products, and natural beauty aids through proprietary brands and approximately 700 national brands.
—David Moin, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
For your natural remedies, pop into Wellness Rx, a charming pharmacy that specializes in both conventional and traditional medicine.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
County officials have been working in the last year to remedy that issue and ensure a smooth 2024 primary and general.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The meta moment acknowledges the show’s greatest ill at this point in time, but doesn’t excuse or remedy it in the slightest.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for remedy
Dictionary Entries Near remedy
Cite this Entry
“Remedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remedy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Medical Definition
remedy
noun
rem·e·dy
ˈrem-əd-ē 
plural remedies
: a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
remedy
transitive verb
remedied; remedying
Legal Definition
remedy
1 of 2 noun
rem·e·dy
plural remedies
: the means to enforce a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong : the relief (as damages, restitution, specific performance, or an injunction) that may be given or ordered by a court or other tribunal for a wrong
if the contract is null and void, the remedy is to rescind and to put the parties in the position in which they were prior to the attempted agreement—First Nat'l Mortgage Corp. v. The Manhattan Life Ins. Co., 360 So. 2d 264 (1978)
First Nat'l Mortgage Corp. v. The Manhattan Life Ins. Co., 360 So. 2d 264 (1978)specific performance and other equitable remedies
remediless
adjective
remedy
2 of 2 transitive verb
remedied; remedying
: to provide or serve as a remedy for
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share