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refreshing

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of refreshing

having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind

the cool wind off the ocean is refreshing on such a hot day

Synonyms of refreshing

bracing, cordial, invigorating, rejuvenating, restorative, reviving, stimulating, stimulative, tonic, vital, vitalizing

Words Related to refreshing

conditioning, strengthening

animating, exhilarating, exhilarative, quickening, sharp

corrective, curative, curing, medicinal, rectifying, recuperative, reformative, reformatory, rehabilitative, remedial, remedying, reparative, therapeutic

beneficial, healthful, healthy, helpful, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

Near Antonyms of refreshing

deadening, debilitating, draining, enervating, enfeebling, exhausting, numbing, sapping, weakening, wearying

deleterious, injurious, pernicious

insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

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