Synonyms of salubrious

salubrious

adjective

sə-ˈlü-brē-əs 

as in healthy

beneficial to the health of body or mind

fresh air and exercise are always salubrious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• healthy
• good
• medicinal
• healthful
• wholesome
• salutary
• nutritional
• restorative
• tonic
• refreshing
• sanative
• useful
• curative
• remedial
• advantageous
• corrective
• sanitary
• salutiferous
• rehabilitative
• hygienic
• recuperative
• clean
• nutritious
• rejuvenating
• alleviative
• antiseptic
• nourishing
• aseptic
• nontoxic
• rejuvenescent
• nonpoisonous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noxious
• harmful
• unhealthy
• unwholesome
• injurious
• damaging
• deleterious
• toxic
• pernicious
• unhealthful
• insalubrious
• infectious
• poisonous
• sickening
• insanitary
• unsanitary
• unhygienic

Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective salubrious contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of salubrious are healthful, salutary, and wholesome. While all these words mean "favorable to the health of mind or body," salubrious applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air.

cool and salubrious weather

When might healthful be a better fit than salubrious?

The synonyms healthful and salubrious are sometimes interchangeable, but healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition.

a healthful diet

When is it sensible to use salutary instead of salubrious?

Although the words salutary and salubrious have much in common, salutary describes something corrective or beneficially effective, even though it may in itself be unpleasant.

a salutary warning that resulted in increased production

When would wholesome be a good substitute for salubrious?

In some situations, the words wholesome and salubrious are roughly equivalent. However, wholesome applies to what benefits, builds up, or sustains physically, mentally, or spiritually.

wholesome foods

the movie is wholesome family entertainment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of salubrious

Less salubrious was Mahler-Werfel’s own political evolution in the twenties and thirties. —Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025

California’s salubrious climate, vigorous, entrepreneurial economy and guarantee of reproductive healthcare rights didn’t avert a population decline earlier in this decade. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025

Red cabbage is more salubrious than green cabbage due to its pigmentation, indicating the presence of anthocyanins, which are present in all plant tissues in the red to purple spectrum. —Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2024

Others wondered whether his election will have salubrious effects on Pakistan’s shambolic economy, foreign policy, or internal security. —C. Christine Fair, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2018

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