SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
therapeutic
adjective
Related to treatment, or having a beneficial or soothing effect.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Treating or restoring
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Related words and expressions
These extend or explain the idea and may require a different sentence structure.
Usage distinction
Return to topTherapeutic can mean related to treatment or having a beneficial effect. Curative is stronger because it implies curing, which not every treatment accomplishes.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See therapeutic in use
For the narrator, the quiet routine of tending plants feels therapeutic.
The event organizer found the quiet task of folding paper decorations therapeutic, describing its rhythm as soothing after a noisy morning of interruptions.
Compare an alternative with the original word in each passage. Shared meanings do not make every pair interchangeable.
Synonym reference scope and sources
The groups distinguish the senses selected for this study entry. Closest synonyms and broader related expressions have separate labels. The listed sources support lexical selection; not every phrase is a direct quotation from a source.
- THERAPEUTIC Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
- Princeton WordNet 3.0: wn30-a-01165943, wn30-a-02914213
How the synonym reference was prepared / WordNet 3.0 license