Cure and Harm

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Cure

Cure verb - To restore to a healthy condition.
Usage example: the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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Harm is an antonym for cure in heal topic.
Nearby Words: cured, curing, cureless, curable, curability

Harm

Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.
Usage example: no harm in trying
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Synonyms for Harm
Antonyms for Harm
Cure is an antonym for harm in injure topic.
Nearby Words: harmful, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harming
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How words are described

true true cure true harm
actual actual cure actual harm
real real cure real harm
great great cure great harm
Other adjectives: bad, potential, permanent, possible, apparent, temporary, lethal, previous.

Common collocations

person cure person harm person
friend cure friend harm friend
character cure character harm character
people cure people harm people
Other words: wife, someone, characters, mother, anyone, son, daughter, sister, victims, students.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / [PROTOTYPE 2] Now there's Whitelight, a similar weapon originally intended to harm/cure the Mercer Virus.
    Source: Video Game / [PROTOTYPE 2]
  • Also compare Comically Inept Healing, where the harm is caused by the would-be helper's stupidity rather than the "cure" itself.
    Source: Harmful Healing
  • These Vampire-Witch hybrids can also walk in the sunlight without harm, and even cure themselves of werewolf's venom by draining the magic out of it.
    Source: Hybrid Power
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