Synonyms of nutritive

nutritive

adjective

ˈnü-trə-tiv 

as in nutritional

providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth

some people contend that whole wheat bread is significantly more nutritive than white bread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nutritional
• dietary
• nutrient
• nutritious
• nourishing
• beneficial
• healthy
• enriched
• healthful
• fortified
• dietetic
• wholesome
• salutary
• restorative
• salubrious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonnutritive
• fattening
• unhealthy
• unhealthful
• unwholesome
• nonnutritious
• insalubrious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nutritive

Thus, even if a farmer primarily relied on corn for sustenance and/or trade, planting beans and squash alongside the maize increased the nutritive value of the same area. — JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025

The Super soy subtype was engineered by the researchers giving it a heart-friendly fat profile, trimming out non-nutritive sugars, and ditching the flavor-spiking enzyme lipoxygenase. — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025

However, consumption of the other non-nutritive sweeteners was associated with a faster decline in global cognition, particularly in working memory and verbal fluency, according to the study. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025

These zero-cal options get their flavor from an artificial non-nutritive sweetener called aspartame. — Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Mar. 2025