PHYSIOLOGICAL Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

physiological

adjective

variants or physiologic

as in physical

of or relating to the functioning of living bodies or their parts People often have a physiological response to fear, such as sweating or shaking.

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Recent Examples of physiological As estrogen declines, creatine stores in the brain can fall precisely when the brain needs them most, which is the physiological basis for the cognitive angle researchers are now studying. —

Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026 Mayo Clinic Press notes that anxiety’s physiological response includes labored breath, muscle tightening and activation of the sympathetic nervous system. —

Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026 The common thread is the vagus nerve, a single physiological pathway that connects your brain to nearly every organ involved in the stress response. —

Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026 Advances in altitude training, data analytics and recovery protocols enable athletes to push closer to physiological limits while minimizing injury risk. —

New Atlas, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for physiological

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physical

Adjective

In the face of shooting and shooting-up deaths, if permanent gates — which are, after all, only a physical manifestation of the existing curfew — will deter mischief and malfeasance post-midnight, then my vote is to lock it up.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
This may well be true, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management portfolio manager Sophie Huynh, but physical constraints could pose a bigger problem to profits than the cycle itself.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 8 May 2026