remedy vs prophylactic

prophylactic vs remedy

remedy and prophylactic both are nouns.

remedy is not an adjective while prophylactic is an adjective.

remedy is a verb but prophylactic is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remedy	Yes	No	Yes	No
prophylactic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, prophylactic is a hyponym of remedy; that is, prophylactic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remedy:

remedy: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
prophylactic: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

Other hyponyms of remedy include acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive, lenitive, application, lotion, magic bullet, balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent, alleviant, alleviator, palliative, catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea, preventative, preventive.

remedy (noun)	prophylactic (noun)
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil	contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

remedy (adjective)	prophylactic (adjective)
	preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
	warding off
	capable of preventing conception or impregnation

remedy (verb)	prophylactic (verb)
provide relief for
set straight or right

Difference between remedy and prophylactic

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