antidote
noun
an·ti·dote
ˈan-ti-ˌdōt 
1
: a remedy to counteract the effects of poison
needed the antidote for the snake's venom
2
: something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts
an antidote to boredom
antidote
transitive verb
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Examples of antidote in a Sentence
There is no antidote to this poison.
For him, racing motorcycles is a great antidote to boredom.
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Ellen Matloff, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Consider them the antidote to doomscrolling straight through until Tuesday.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
Whimsical arches are a cohesive constant rendered in everything from cane to clay—and an antidote to the boxiness of the original architecture.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
Pressly offers an antidote to this fearful existence, inviting readers to slip into oblivion: to recognize the freedom of being temporarily forgotten, and resist the forces that reduce them to what can be gleaned on the internet.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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antidote
noun
an·ti·dote
ˈant-i-ˌdōt
: a remedy to counteract the effects of poison
antidotal
adjective
ˌant-i-ˈdōt-ᵊl
antidotally
adverb
-ᵊl-ē
Medical Definition
antidote
noun
an·ti·dote
ˈant-i-ˌdōt
: a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison
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