Therapeutic meaning

What does “therapeutic” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“therapeutic” is a noun and adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain.

therapeutic

noun

a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Synonymsremedy curative cure

adjective

tending to cure or restore to health
“curative powers of herbal remedies”
“her gentle healing hand”
Synonymscurative healing alterative remedial sanative
relating to or involved in therapy
“therapeutic approach to criminality”
Synonymstherapeutical

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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