Synonyms of clinic

clinic

noun

1

as in hospital

a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured

After working as a city emergency room physician for many years, he started a small clinic in a remote village.

Related Words

• hospital
• infirmary
• hospice
• medical center
• home
• sanatorium
• sick bay
• sanitarium
• sickroom
• sanitorium
• halfway house

2

as in workshop

an intensive educational or training program

This winter, Shelley will attend a softball clinic to prepare herself for the upcoming season.

Related Words

• workshop
• conference
• seminar
• meeting
• symposium
• convention
• boot camp
• forum
• gathering
• roundtable
• round-robin
• assembly
• convocation
• huddle
• council
• congress
• get-together

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clinic

One project takes samples from patients in IVF clinics, with the goal of identifying if novel markers of infection and inflammation are predictive of implantation success or failure. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Its inaugural hearing-aid-fitting clinic is at Sixty-first and Park. — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Popular committees stored food for curfews, set up clinics, and planted backyard gardens (until Israel outlawed them in 1988). — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

And many people feel more comfortable getting such care in a primary care clinic rather than a mental health clinic. — Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026