remedial

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UK/ɹɪˈmiː.dɪəl/US/ɹɪˈmi.di.əl/

adjective

curative; providing a remedy

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betteringcurativehealingalterativesanativetherapeutichealthful
OriginLatin remediālis →
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Meanings

adjectiveremedial (comparative more remedial, superlative most remedial)

comparative more remedial · superlative most remedial

  1. curative; providing a remedy
  2. intended to remediate (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject
nounremedial (plural remedials)

plural remedials

  1. educationA pupil enrolled in special classes to improve deficient skills.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetending or intended to rectify or improve

Similar
bettering

adjectivetending to cure or restore to health

Similar
curativehealingalterativesanativetherapeutichealthful
Also see
alterativebetteringcurativehealingremediatesanativetherapeutic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinremediālis
  2. Englishremedial

From Latin remediālis. By surface analysis, remedy + -al.

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Translations

Bulgarian лечебен, лекуващ
  • лечебен (lečeben)curative; providing a remedy
  • лекуващ (lekuvašt)curative; providing a remedy
  • поправящ (popravjašt)intended to correct or improve deficient skills
  • поправителен (popravitelen)intended to correct or improve deficient skills
German Nachhilfe-, -nachhilfe
  • Nachhilfe-intended to correct or improve deficient skills
  • -nachhilfeintended to correct or improve deficient skills
Hungarian gyógyító, gyógyhatású
  • gyógyítócurative; providing a remedy
  • gyógyhatásúcurative; providing a remedy
  • gyógy-curative; providing a remedy
  • gyógy-intended to correct or improve deficient skills
Italian curativo, terapeutico
  • curativocurative; providing a remedy
  • terapeuticocurative; providing a remedy
  • recuperabileintended to correct or improve deficient skills
Norwegian bøtende, helbredende
  • bøtendecurative; providing a remedy
  • helbredendecurative; providing a remedy
  • legendecurative; providing a remedy
  • hjelpe-intended to correct or improve deficient skills
Spanish remediador
  • remediadorcurative; providing a remedy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with remedial

medialventromedialdorsomedialalligation medialantemedialanteromedialantimedialbasomedialbimedialbuccomedialcaudomedialcentromedialcorticomedialcraniomedialdistomedialectomedialfrontomedialinferomedialintermediallabiomediallateromedialmesomedialmultimedialnonmedial
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Cite this entry
APA

remedial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remedial

MLA

“remedial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remedial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remedial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remedial.

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