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Synonyms for laxative

Most common

cathartic purgative aperient

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

Example sentences

  • cathartic I found it cathartic to burn Tom's old letters.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
laxativerising
catharticrising
purgativesteady
aperientfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
aperient
9 letters
cathartic3, purgative
11 letters
deobstruent

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cathartic3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
laxatif