Synonyms for therapeutic

Most common

curative · medical · medicinal · remedial

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Noun

Antonyms

preventative, preventive

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of, or relating to therapy.

2. n. 1

   A therapeutic agent

Related words

Word family

therapeutical therapeutics therapist therapy

Forms

Plural

therapeutics → cures, remedies…

Example sentences

• medical Tom's medical expenses are being paid for by Mary.
• medicinal Mary gathered some medicinal plants in the forest.
• remedial Yanni spent the rest of the year in remedial classes.
• curative The brain is the center of all curative energy.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

cure¹

6 letters

remedy³

7 letters

medical³

8 letters

remedial⁴, curative³, sanatory, sanative

9 letters

medicinal⁴

10 letters

alterative

13 letters

therapeutical

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remedy³ = 3 syllables).