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

Synonyms

• corrective
• curative
• cure
• rectifier
• remedy
• therapeutic
• therapy

Examples of antidote in a Sentence

There is no antidote to this poison.

For him, racing motorcycles is a great antidote to boredom.

Recent Examples on the Web

The antidote to apprehension around AI is to build products that solve real problems, and then highlight those solutions. —Lila Ibrahim, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025

Mike Lipps from Medallia agrees, and further underscores that transparency over the company’s purpose is an antidote to a lack of clarity which in turn breeds mistrust. —Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025

The Guardian: Carter was an antidote to politics as spectacle. —Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025

Is the antidote to owning Stanley Black & Decker or DuPont or GE Healthcare positions in Tesla and Palantir. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English antidot, from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidotos, from feminine of antidotos given as an antidote, from antididonai to give as an antidote, from anti- + didonai to give — more at date

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

antidote

noun

an·​ti·​dote ˈant-i-ˌdōt 

: a remedy to counteract the effects of poison

antidotal

ˌant-i-ˈdōt-ᵊl

adjective

antidotally

-ᵊl-ē

adverb

Medical Definition

antidote

noun

an·​ti·​dote ˈant-i-ˌdōt 

: a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison