- a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation synonym solution
- When the reservoir becomes blocked, the only remedy lies in cleaning the entire system.
- remedy for something There is no simple remedy for unemployment.
- remedy to something There are a number of possible remedies to this problem.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- adequate
- effective
- good
- …
- have
- pursue
- seek
- …
- be available
- lie in something
- remedy against
- remedy for
- remedy in
- …
- rights and remedies
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- a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious
- He took a herbal remedy for his hay fever.
- remedy for something an excellent home remedy for sore throats
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcarec1- The best home remedy for a sore throat is honey and lemon.
- The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance.
- I prefer to use herbal remedies when I have a cold.
- They're hoping to find a remedy for the condition.
- The remedies are all prepared from wild flowers.
- The remedy was given in different strengths to a group of volunteers.
- She tried various remedies, but none of them worked.
- One dose of the remedy is sufficient.
- Ginger is a popular remedy for morning sickness.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- good
- common
- …
- dose
- take
- use
- need
- …
- be available
- work
- remedy for
- remedy (against something) (law) a way of dealing with a problem, using the processes of the law synonym redress
- Holding copyright provides the only legal remedy against unauthorized copying.
- What’s my remedy in law in this case?
Extra Examples- remedies for breach of contract
- remedies afforded to creditors by a bankruptcy order
- Your best remedy is to go to the small claims court.
- You have a remedy in civil law.
- They will have to seek a judicial remedy for breach of contract.
- They advised him to exhaust all other remedies before applying to court.
- The Act created rights and remedies for consumers.
- The agreement states that he has a remedy against the subcontractor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- adequate
- effective
- good
- …
- have
- pursue
- seek
- …
- be available
- lie in something
- remedy against
- remedy for
- remedy in
- …
- rights and remedies
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French remedie, from Latin remedium, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + mederi ‘heal’.
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