Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of or relating to homeopathy: Pertaining to the system of alternative medicine that treats patients with highly diluted preparations, based on the principle that "like cures like."

Usage

• General Use: The adjective "homeopathic" describes anything connected to the practice, principles, or remedies of homeopathy.
• Common Collocations: It is most frequently used with nouns like , , , , , , , and .

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She prefers homeopathic treatments for her allergies.
  • The homeopathic remedy was prepared through a process of serial dilution.
  • He is a strong advocate for homeopathic medicine.

Advanced Usage

• "in homeopathic doses": Used figuratively to describe something present in an extremely small or insignificant amount.
  • The policy change offered only a homeopathic dose of reform, insufficient to address the core issues.

Variants and Related Words

• Homeopathy (n): The system of alternative medicine itself.
  • Homeopathy is based on the principle of treating "like with like."
• Homeopath (n): A practitioner of homeopathy.
  • The homeopath prescribed a natural remedy.

Synonyms

• Alternative medical (in a broad, contextual sense)
• Holistic (in a very general sense, though not a direct synonym)

Antonyms

• Allopathic: Relating to conventional medical treatment that uses active interventions to oppose or suppress the symptoms of disease.
  • Allopathic medicine often relies on pharmaceuticals and surgery.

Adjective

1. of or relating to the practice of homeopathy
   • homeopathic medicine