Synonyms for panacea
ˌpæn əˈsi əpanacea

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1. panaceanoun

   A particular plant believed to provide a cure-all.

   Synonyms:
   allheal, woundwort

2. panaceanoun

   Synonyms:
   catholicon, cure-all

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1. Panaceanoun

   (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia

   Synonyms:
   nostrum, cure-all, catholicon

2. panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-allnoun

   hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

   Synonyms:
   nostrum, cure-all, catholicon

Matched Categories

1. • Greek Deity
   • Remedy

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1. alexiteric

   ease at the bowel movements, ease in the stomach pain during the urge to pass stools, sudden depression in the muscles of the stomach and intestine to release the undigested food material.

   a person undergoing pain before passing stools will be released by the consumption of the fruit of the agathi tree.

   Submitted by naveenshreeshaiva on March 18, 2020  

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1. panaceanoun

   Synonyms:
   catholicon, universal medicine, universal remedy

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1. panaceanoun

   Synonyms:
   cure-all, catholicon, relief, solace, nepenthe

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1. List of paraphrases for "panacea":

   cure-all, elixir

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How to use panacea in a sentence?

1. John Burkey:

   Blended learning is not a panacea, and the success of the program isn't about spending a bunch of money on technology. Rather, [it's] looking at what students actually need, and building a culture of innovation to meet those needs.

2. Ro Khanna:

   It's not going to be a panacea. But we've got to do what we can.

3. Janet Yellen:

   Some reductions may be warranted, it could help to bring down prices of things that people buy that are burdensome. I want to make clear I honestly don't think tariff policy is a panacea with respect to inflation.

4. Barack Obama:

   There's been a lot of talk about body cameras as a silver bullet or a solution. I think the task force concluded that there is a role for technology to play in building additional trust and accountability, but it's not a panacea, it has to be embedded in a broader change in culture and a legal framework that ensures that people's privacy is respected and that not only police officers but the community themselves feel comfortable with how technologies are being used.

5. Gwede Mantashe:

   Privatisation of electricity supply is not a panacea.