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ameliorative
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Main Entry:
therapeutic
[
ther-
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pyoo
-tik
]
Show IPA
/
ˌθɛr
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tɪk
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Part of Speech:
adjective
Definition:
healing
Synonyms:
ameliorative
, analeptic,
beneficial
, corrective, curative,
good
,
remedial
, restorative,
salubrious
,
salutary
, sanative
Antonyms:
damaging
,
harmful
,
hurtful
, injurious, untherapeutic
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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