Synonyms for curative
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
therapeutic, remedial, medicinal, restorative, medical, alterative, healthful, sanative, sanatory, corrective
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the 1950s was amazing at the time.
- n. 1
A substance that acts as a cure.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- causative
Forms
- Plural
- curatives → cures, remedies…
Example sentences
- therapeutic Sweeping the floor is therapeutic for one's mind.
- medicinal Mary gathered some medicinal plants in the forest.
- remedial Yanni spent the rest of the year in remedial classes.
- restorative Include restorative yoga for relaxation and recovery.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| curative | steady | |
| therapeutic | rising | |
| medicinal | rising | |
| remedial | falling | |
| restorative | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cure1
- 6 letters
- remedy3
- 7 letters
- medical3
- 8 letters
- remedial4, sanative, sanatory
- 9 letters
- medicinal4, healthful2
- 10 letters
- corrective3, alterative
- 11 letters
- therapeutic4, restorative4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remedy3 = 3 syllables).