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restorative

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of restorative

1 beneficial to the health of body or mind

  • took a restorative vitamin mix to improve his immune system
Synonyms of restorative

good, healthful, healthy, medicinal, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, sanative, tonic, wholesome
Words Related to restorative

alleviative, corrective, curative, recuperative, refreshing, rehabilitative, rejuvenating, rejuvenescent, remedial

advantageous, useful

antiseptic, aseptic, clean, hygienic, sanitary

nourishing, nutritional, nutritious

nonpoisonous, nontoxic
Near Antonyms of restorative

damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, pernicious

infectious, poisonous, sickening, toxic

insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary
Antonyms of restorative

insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

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

  • I am in need of a long, restorative vacation
Synonyms of restorative

bracing, cordial, invigorating, refreshing, rejuvenating, reviving, stimulating, stimulative, tonic, vital, vitalizing
Words Related to restorative

life-giving

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 restorative

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

deleterious, injurious, pernicious

insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

3 tending to cure disease or restore health

  • relocation to a milder climate proved to be just the restorative measure that was needed for the sickly child
Synonyms of restorative

curative, healing, medicinal, officinal, remedial, therapeutic
Words Related to restorative

healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutary, sanative, wholesome

alleviative, corrective, tonic
Near Antonyms of restorative

insalubrious, noisome, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

deleterious, injurious, pernicious

infectious, poisonous, toxic

adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, ill

insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary

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