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wholesome

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of wholesome

1 enjoying health and vigor
  • a wholesome young woman in the prime of her life
Synonyms of wholesome

able-bodied, bouncing, fit, hale, healthy, hearty, robust, sound, well, well-conditioned, whole
Words Related to wholesome

hard, hardy, iron, lusty, rugged, stalwart, strong, sturdy, tough

ambulatory, nondisabled, uncrippled

active, agile, chipper, lively, sprightful, sprightly, spry, vigorous, vital

blooming, clean-cut, flourishing, flush, prospering, thriving

all right, good, right
Phrases Synonymous with wholesome

in fine fettle, in shape, in the pink
Near Antonyms of wholesome

decrepit, enfeebled, feeble, infirm, run-down, sickened, sickly, weak, weakened, weakly, worn-out

challenged, crippled, debilitated, differently abled, disabled, halt, incapacitated, lame

delicate, fragile, frail

emaciated, gaunt, haggard, malnourished, undernourished

afflicted, troubled

bad, poorly
Antonyms of wholesome

ailing, diseased, ill, sick, unfit, unhealthy, unsound, unwell
2 beneficial to the health of body or mind
  • trying to eat a more wholesome diet
Synonyms of wholesome

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

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

advantageous, useful

antiseptic, aseptic, clean, hygienic, sanitary

nourishing, nutritional, nutritious

nonpoisonous, nontoxic
Near Antonyms of wholesome

damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, pernicious

infectious, poisonous, sickening, toxic

insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary
Antonyms of wholesome

insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

Synonym Discussion of wholesome

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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