Definitions

sanatory

[san-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈsæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

ADJECTIVE

healthful/healthy

Synonyms

WEAK

advantageous aiding aseptic beneficial benign body-building bracing cathartic clean compensatory conducive corrective desirable disease-free energy-giving fresh harmless healing health-giving helpful hygienic innocuous invigorating mitigative nourishing nutritious nutritive profitable pure restorative salubrious salutary sanitary stimulating sustaining tonic unadulterated unpolluted untainted useful wholesome

Antonyms

WEAK

bad corrupt diseased noxious rotten sickening unhealthful unhealthy

ADJECTIVE

remedial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrective therapeutic

WEAK

alleviative antidotal antiseptic curative curing health-giving healthful invigorating medicating medicinal purifying recuperative reformative remedying repairing restitutive sanative solving soothing tonic treating vulnerary wholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

harmful hurtful injurious

WEAK

damaging

Example Sentences

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Sanatory is more restricted in its application, and means healing; curative.

From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.