How to Use antidote in a Sentence

antidote

noun
Definition of antidotenext
Synonyms for antidotenext
  • There is no antidote to this poison.
  • For him, racing motorcycles is a great antidote to boredom.
  • That is the antidote, which works for children or pets.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In this episode, the survivors must figure out the antidote or Travis will die, too.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Aug. 2023
  • These appliances are the antidote to out of sight, out of mind.
    — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But the state does have a program to mail the antidote to anyone who requests it.
    — Geoff Mulvihill and Sharon Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2023
  • He’s given us one hell of an antidote, that’s for sure.
    — Vulture, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Make sense of the world New from The Week, get the antidote to news overload – a snapshot of what’s happening today and why.
    — theweek, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Tulsa proved to be a favorable matchup for SMU and an antidote when the team needed a win.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • One of the most fun home decor styles this year is the kitschy kitchens trend, aka the antidote to all-neutral-everything fatigue.
    — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Warm caramel tones are the ultimate antidote to ashy hues.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The complement is also an antidote to the imposter syndrome that creeps in from time to time.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The best antidote is acknowledging that your story is your opinion and not the truth.
    — Chuck Wisner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • In some ways, the intoxication is an antidote to the torture and loss portrayed in the earlier parts of the book.
    — Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The silhouette is the perfect antidote to the baggy denim trend.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2023
  • And, at the very least, doubt is the antidote to dogma and fanaticism and reductionism.
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Gupta said the Biden administration is asking the drugmakers to keep the price of the antidote low.
    — Nadia Kounang, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Perhaps the easiest antidote to a moment of anguish is a sweet, frosty treat.
    — Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 13 June 2023
  • Lillard was the antidote: a player this thrilling, whose game was pure dopamine, who didn’t resent being in Portland.
    — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • For the most effectiveness, the person who’s overdosing must get the antidote right away.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The Renaissance tour has become something of an antidote to that.
    — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • So if holiday stress stifles your joy, Dahlonega has the antidote: moments of pure delight that will take you back to the days of your childhood.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Police gave the man two doses of Narcan, a heroin- and opioid-overdose antidote.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The antidote to wishcycling is pretty simple: Don’t make assumptions and take the time to learn which items are recyclable in your area.
    — Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2023
  • When the eggs are fertilized, only offspring that can express the antidote gene survive.
    — Saugat Bolakhe, Quanta Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
  • And, what’s more, using the recipes can be an exercise in creating comfort — an antidote to the cross-strait tensions chronicled in the book.
    — Eddie Lin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • When the winter blues start to hit and sunny summer days spent strolling along the beach seem like a distant memory, there's only one antidote: a weekend away.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The problem: there is no antidote, only anecdotes about its success.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The cheery red pop of tomatoes, combined with pickled grapes and almonds, is the perfect antidote to summer’s sweltering heat.
    — Shana Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Types of Daffodils Daffodils (Narcissus) are an antidote to the winter blues.
    — Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023

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