Synonyms for nutritious
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Nourishing — providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink
nourishing, nutritive, wholesome, nutrient, alimentary, alimental
Definitions
- adj. 1
Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.
Related words
- Word family
- nutritiously nutritiousness nutrient nutrition nutritional
Example sentences
- wholesome Tom is the most wholesome person you'll ever meet.
- nutrient Ziri wrote his thesis about nutrient absorption.
- nourishing This fish is inexpensive but nourishing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nutritious | rising | |
| wholesome | steady | |
| nutrient | steady | |
| nourishing | rising | |
| nutritive | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- nutrient3
- 9 letters
- wholesome2, nutritive3, alimental
- 10 letters
- nourishing3, alimentary5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nutrient3 = 3 syllables).