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. Mona Hanna-Attisha:

   We care about (lead) so much because it impacts your cognition and your behavior, it actually drops your IQ. Imagine what we've done to an entire population. We've shifted that IQ curve down. We've lost our high achievers, the next kid who's going to be a neurosurgeon, and we have all these children who may now need remedial services.

2. Mona Hanna-Attisha:

   It actually drops your IQ. Imagine what we've done to an entire population. We've shifted that IQ curve down. We've lost our high achievers, the next kid who's going to be a neurosurgeon, and we have all these children who may now need remedial services.

3. John Kirton:

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

4. 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.

5. Ken Peduzzi:

   Testing of the property happened last week, and the hotel has voluntarily moved ahead with precautionary remedial activities while awaiting The Results.