English adjective: therapeutic | |||
1. | therapeutic tending to cure or restore to health | ||
Samples | Curative powers of herbal remedies. Her gentle healing hand. Remedial surgery. A sanative environment of mountains and fresh air. A therapeutic agent. Therapeutic diets. | ||
Synonyms | alterative, curative, healing, remedial, sanative | ||
Similar | healthful | ||
Antonyms | unhealthful | ||
2. | therapeutic relating to or involved in therapy | ||
Samples | Therapeutic approach to criminality. | ||
Synonyms | therapeutical | ||
English noun: therapeutic | |||
1. | therapeutic (artifact) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | ||
Synonyms | curative, cure, remedy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acoustic, alleviant, alleviator, antidote, application, balm, catholicon, counterpoison, cure-all, emetic, lenitive, lotion, magic bullet, nauseant, nostrum, ointment, palliative, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, salve, unction, unguent, vomit, vomitive | ||
Part meronym | intervention, treatment | ||