Entry Word: healthful

Function: adjective

Meaning: good for the health <one of the most healthful forms of exercise is a brisk walk>

Synonyms healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

Related Words alleviative, corrective, curative, remedial, tonic; advantageous, beneficial, useful; antiseptic, clean, hygienic, sanitary; nonfattening, nonpoisonous, nontoxic

Near Antonyms deleterious, injurious, pernicious; infectious, poisonous, toxic; insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary

Antonyms insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome