Synonyms for remedial
rɪˈmi di əlre·me·di·al

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1. remedial

   Synonyms:
   sanatory, sanative, alterative, ameliorative, mitigating, corrective, curative, healing, restorative, salubrious

   Antonyms:
   noxious, hurtful, exaggerative, confirmative, morbific, deleterious, inducive, provocative

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1. remedialadjective

   tending or intended to rectify or improve

   "a remedial reading course"; "remedial education"

   Synonyms:
   sanative, therapeutic, alterative, curative, healing(p)

   Antonyms:
   worsening, unhealthful

2. curative, healing(p), alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeuticadjective

   tending to cure or restore to health

   "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"

   Antonyms:
   worsening, unhealthful

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1. List of paraphrases for "remedial":

   corrective, curative, catch-up, remedy, remediation, remedies, redress, catching-up, therapeutic, restorative, repair, redressive, compensatory, counselling, sanitation, recovery, reorganization, relief

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1. The Academy:

   As a direct result of one of their studies, more than five million Indian children have benefited from effective programs of remedial tutoring in school, another example is the heavy subsidies for preventive healthcare that have been introduced in many countries.

2. John Kirton:

   Why don't they announce a whole set of remedial measures right here, right now?

3. Corrections Department:

   Whatever the outcome of this case, we are going to be as transparent as possible, and the DOC will take whatever remedial measures deemed to be necessary.

4. Bob Woodward:

   Richard Nixon was Richard Nixon, and Richard Nixon was driven out of office by the Republican Party. Richard Nixon people used to say no one died at Watergate, and there's a certain truth to that. Two hundred thousand people have died at this, and Trump, by taking remedial action by being honest with the American people, which I — he just didn't understand, does not understand the people he leads.

5. Scott Batey:

   It’s been devastating to his career, the very fact that he had to file a lawsuit is devastating to his career. What a lot of employers don't get is that they can have an employee who is harassing someone, and all they have to do is take prompt remedial actions and stop it.