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salutary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of salutary

1 promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
  • The low interest rates should have a salutary effect on business.
Synonyms of salutary

advantageous, benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, friendly, good, helpful, kindly, profitable
Words Related to salutary

gratifying, rewarding, satisfying

auspicious, promising, propitious

advisable, desirable, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutiferous, wholesome

gainful, lucrative, remunerative

ameliorative, amelioratory, bettering, constructive, supportive
Near Antonyms of salutary

damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, insalubrious
Antonyms of salutary

bad, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhelpful, unprofitable
2 beneficial to the health of body or mind
  • increasing scientific evidence that dark chocolate is quite salutary
Synonyms of salutary

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

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

advantageous, useful

antiseptic, aseptic, clean, hygienic, sanitary

nourishing, nutritional, nutritious
Near Antonyms of salutary

damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, pernicious

infectious, poisonous, sickening, toxic

insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary
Antonyms of salutary

insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

Synonym Discussion of salutary

healthful, wholesome, salubrious, salutary mean favorable to the health of mind or body. healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition.
    • a healthful diet
wholesome applies to what benefits, builds up, or sustains physically, mentally, or spiritually.
    • wholesome foods
    • the movie is wholesome family entertainment
salubrious applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air.
    • cool and salubrious weather
salutary describes something corrective or beneficially effective, even though it may in itself be unpleasant.
    • a salutary warning that resulted in increased production

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