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nutrient

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of nutrient

providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth
  • a breakfast drink enriched with nutrient proteins and vitamins
Synonyms of nutrient

nourishing, nutritional, nutritious, nutritive
Words Related to nutrient

enriched, fortified

dietary, dietetic

beneficial, healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome
Near Antonyms of nutrient

fattening

insalubrious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome
Antonyms of nutrient

nonnutritious, nonnutritive

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