antidote
noun
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
antidotes
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pluralof antidote.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Degrowth” is one of the best antidotes to our hyper-consumerist culture.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2025
Statins, like Lipitor and Zocor, emerged as powerful antidotes starting in the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Consuming toxic shellfish can lead to death as there are no known antidotes, according to public health officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
American reassurances are the best antidotes to US scepticism, say analysts.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2024
Staring nastily around at them all, he informed them that he would be testing them on poison antidotes during the last lesson of the term.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
