175 Synonyms & Antonyms For TREAT

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  • Definitions treat [treet] / trit / NOUN pleasing entity or occurrence Synonyms STRONGEST delicacy delight feast fun gift goody pleasure refreshment sweet thrill tidbit STRONG amusement banquet celebration dainty enjoyment entertainment gratification joy party satisfaction surprise Antonyms STRONGEST depression melancholy pain sadness sorrow trouble unhappiness STRONG dissatisfaction need want woe work WEAK bad fortune VERB act, behave towards Synonyms STRONGEST conduct consider deal with employ evaluate handle hold look upon manage play regard respect serve take use STRONG account appraise estimate negotiate rate value wield WEAK act with regard to conduct oneself toward have business with have recourse to have to do with react toward Antonyms STRONGEST abandon abstain disbelieve disregard fail ignore leave let go mismanage misuse neglect receive refuse reject stop WEAK harm hurt injure VERB doctor, medicate Synonyms STRONGEST administer care for cure dress heal operate prescribe STRONG attend dose medicate nurse WEAK apply treatment minister to Antonyms STRONGEST hurt injure STRONG ignore neglect WEAK harm VERB pay the bill for someone else Synonyms STRONGEST give provide STRONG amuse blow divert entertain escort feast indulge regale satisfy stake stand WEAK buy for foot the bill pay for pick up the check pick up the tab play host set up spring for take out wine and dine Antonyms STRONGEST take STRONG abstain anger bore disappoint refuse reject tire upset WEAK harm hurt ignore injure neglect VERB be concerned with; discuss Synonyms STRONGEST advise approach consider deal with interpret study talk about think STRONG arrange comment confabulate confer consult contain criticize deliberate explain manipulate reason review tackle weigh WEAK discourse on enlarge upon go into speak about touch upon write about Antonyms STRONGEST disregard forget ignore leave neglect STRONG approve confuse praise WEAK harm hurt injure

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    Researchers have pinpointed three already approved medications that may be repurposed to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.

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    "I can never forgive them for that and I don't think relatives and patients should be treated in that way," he said.

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    Financial advisers suggest setting clear boundaries and treating assistance as a planned expense rather than an open-ended obligation.

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    I got the impression from the book that you feel you were treated unfairly by the media at various points.

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    He was struck by how intertwined art and architecture were in the series, and also the way it treated the Japanese sense of life and death — and how death was colored by art.

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    Words related to treat are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word treat. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

    banquets banquet confers confer consult consulted cure deal/deal with deal deals with dealt with delicacy delicacies discourse dresses dress drugs drug entertain entertainment equate equates feast feast fertilize fete festival festivals fun goody handle handles heal help helps hosted hosting host hosts insulate joy luxury medicate minister morsel narcotize negotiate nurse operate operates physic process processes remediate remedies regard remedy take takes tidbit touch touches vaccinate

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