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Synonyms for "cathartic" in English

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cathartic:
- purgative; cathartic; evacuant; releasing; psychotherapeutic
- purgative; aperient; physic; cathartic

English

Detailed Synonyms for cathartic in English

cathartic:

cathartic adj

cathartic

– strongly laxative ¹
purgative; cathartic; evacuant
– strongly laxative ¹
- purgative adj
- cathartic adj
- evacuant adj
cathartic

– emotionally purging (of e.g. art) ¹
releasing; cathartic
– emotionally purging (of e.g. art) ¹
- releasing adj
- cathartic adj
cathartic

– emotionally purging ¹
psychotherapeutic; cathartic
– emotionally purging ¹
- psychotherapeutic adj
- cathartic adj

cathartic [the ~] nom

the cathartic

– a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels ¹
the purgative; the aperient; the physic; the cathartic
– a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels ¹
- purgative [the ~] nom
- aperient [the ~] nom
- physic [the ~] nom
- cathartic [the ~] nom

Alternate Synonyms for "cathartic":

psychotherapeutic; healthful
releasing; emotional
evacuant; purgative; laxative
purgative; physic; aperient; medicine; medication; medicament; medicinal drug

Related Definitions for "cathartic":

strongly laxative¹
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)¹
emotionally purging¹
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels¹

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