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therapeutic

therapeutic

87 5.2
Helping a person feel better physically or mentally
  • adjective
  • /ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/
translation icon : terapéutico
  • Listening to music can have therapeutic effects, helping to reduce stress and anxiety.
  • therapeutic effects
  • a therapeutic intervention
  • a therapeutic approach

These things also have therapeutic uses in the endocrine setting.

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Examples

  • However, there is also a need for the patient to receive therapeutic services from social workers.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I'm a great believer in the therapeutic value of music for type A personalities.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • So there are therapeutic uses to that.

  • And to bring this to your question, we can look at therapeutic effects.

  • So any of those things are possible therapeutic options.

  • In any therapeutic advance, there are benefits and there are risks.

  • Before ending, I would like to say a word about the therapeutic aspects of this work.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Further research to study the impact and therapeutic utility of these actions is also recommended.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Some drugs have a narrow range, whereas others have a wide therapeutic range.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Those are brand new therapeutic targets for a currently untreatable disease.

Synonyms

medicinal
vstherapeutic
50 4.0

Able to help heal or treat illness

is more general, covering treatment actions and broader healing effects
restorative
vstherapeutic
14 5.4

Helping someone feel better and stronger

is more about medical treatment and healing effects than comfort or strength
curative
vstherapeutic
8 6.2

Able to cure disease and help someone get better

focuses more on treatment and beneficial effects than only curing
remedial
vstherapeutic
1 5.3

Helps heal a sickness or an injury

emphasizes treatment purpose rather than only healing outcome
therapeutical
vstherapeutic
  • Archaic
7.7

Relating to treatment that helps cure or ease an illness

is the common adjective for relating to illness treatment and healing effects
sanative
vstherapeutic
  • Archaic
9.9

A thing that heals or helps a person get better after illness

covers treatment and general beneficial effects rather than just cure power
healing
vstherapeutic
2.6

That helps the body or mind become healthy again

relates more to treatment methods and medical effects than general restoration
medicative
vstherapeutic
7.9

Helping to cure illness or heal injuries

is broader, covering treatment methods and beneficial effects beyond substances
restitutive
vstherapeutic
7.9

Making someone feel healthy and strong again

focuses on treatment processes rather than only restoring post illness
alterative
vstherapeutic
  • Archaic
9.9

Able to make a sick person healthier

is the modern general term for treatment and beneficial healing effects

Antonyms

161 2.6

Causing damage to people, animals or things

117 1.6

Not good for your health and likely to cause illness

Compounds

therapeutic cloning
  • Specialized
2 7.6

A way to make new body tissue from a person's own cells so the body does not reject it

1 4.8

Treatment that helps people regain movement and daily skills after illness or injury

therapeutic abortion
  • Specialized
5.9

A legal medical ending of a pregnancy to protect the mother's life or health

How Therapeutic

curative
8 6.2
healing
2.6
therapeutic
87 5.2
supportive
348 2.8
helpful
689 1.0

Surface Forms

therapeutic positive

Morphology

therapeutic = therapy (transparent) = therapeut + ic

Standard adjectival formation from the noun 'therapy' using '-ic' meaning 'relating to' or 'having the nature of'.

Etymology

Therapeutic (adjective) comes from the same Greek root therapy, meaning 'healing' or 'care', so something therapeutic has a healing or calming effect and helps you feel better.