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Synonyms for medical

  • adjective

Most common

therapeutic medicinal curative non-surgical nonoperative

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Therapeutic — intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal

therapeutic, medicinal, curative

2. Nonoperative — pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means

non-surgical, nonoperative

Antonyms

surgical, operative

All antonyms of medical →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Intended to have a therapeutic effect; medicinal.

    medical marijuana; medical cannabis; medical treatment

  2. adj. 2

    Pertaining to or requiring treatment by other than surgical means.

Related words

Word family
medicalese medicalization medicalize medicate medicine
Phrases
medical finger medical center medical history medical record medical tape medical cannabis medical certificate medical examiner

Example sentences

  • therapeutic Sweeping the floor is therapeutic for one's mind.
  • medicinal Mary gathered some medicinal plants in the forest.
  • curative The brain is the center of all curative energy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
medicalsteady
therapeuticrising
medicinalrising
curativesteady
nonoperativerising

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

By length

8 letters
curative3
9 letters
medicinal4
11 letters
therapeutic4
12 letters
nonoperative

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (curative3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
médical
Español
médico
Deutsch
medizinisch