sanative

adjective

ˈsa-nə-tiv How to pronounce sanative (audio)
Definition of sanativenext
as in healthy
beneficial to the health of body or mind there's nothing like the sanative value of a good night's sleep

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanative
  1. healthy
  2. medicinal
  3. good
  4. healthful
  5. salutary
  6. salubrious
Adjective
  • She has been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease that causes vision loss, and lupus, a disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues and organs instead of fighting germs, according to court records.
    — Chase Jordan July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • And unlike day one of last season, which saw offensive lineman Bayron Matos get airlifted to a local hospital and cornerback Artie Burns suffer a significant knee injury, the Dolphins emerged healthy.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of healthy
Adjective
  • These Europeans did not similarly preserve the knowledge held by Caribbean communities about the plant’s medicinal uses.
    — Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2026
  • Marmots, woodland creatures whose raw viscera are believed by Siberians to have medicinal properties, are not infrequently hunted by poachers and sold at wet markets.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of medicinal
Adjective
  • Food that’s still good, but not for human consumption, is sent to local animal rescues and farms.
    — Zuri Primos July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • The Horned Frogs’ offensive line did a good job of creating holes for running backs Jeremy Payne and Landon Walker.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of good
Adjective
  • Lots of hardy veg ensure that this meal will be satisfying and healthful.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
  • The couple has a passion for healthful eating and taking care of the environment, providing for the land that provides for them, as Hakenah Hulitt put it.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of healthful
Adjective
  • Duchamp’s habitual skepticism had the salutary effect of returning us to first principles.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • The most salutary was America’s Field Trip, a competition of a familiar kind, in which students between third and twelfth grade from across the states and territories submit drawings, prose, and essays.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of salutary
Adjective
  • Rich in sodium chloride, bromine and iodine, the salubrious streams that bubble up from the depths of the lake now feed the SPA & Thermal Garden (previously known as Aquaria) complex, with infinity pools overlooking the waterbody.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The Austrian Southern Railway Company managers’ masterstroke was to promote Opatija as a spa town no less salubrious—and no less glamorous—than Nice, the prime destination for convalescents in the age of tuberculosis.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Definition of salubrious
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“Sanative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanative. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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