health-giving

ADJECTIVE

comforting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

encouraging reassuring refreshing soothing

STRONG

abating allaying alleviating assuaging consoling curing freeing inspiriting invigorating lightening mitigating relieving remedying restoring revitalizing revivifying softening solacing succoring sustaining tranquilizing upholding warming

WEAK

analeptic consolatory heart-warming

Antonyms

WEAK

aggravating depressing dispiriting distressing disturbing irritating upsetting worrying

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 helpful hygienic innocuous invigorating mitigative nourishing nutritious nutritive profitable pure restorative salubrious salutary sanatory sanitary stimulating sustaining tonic unadulterated unpolluted untainted useful wholesome

Antonyms

WEAK

bad corrupt diseased noxious rotten sickening unhealthful unhealthy

ADJECTIVE

healthsome

Synonyms

WEAK

ADJECTIVE

nourishing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wholesome

WEAK

alimentative beneficial healthy nutrient nutrimental nutritious nutritive

Antonyms

WEAK

bad unhealthy unwholesome

ADJECTIVE

nutritious

Synonyms

WEAK

alimental alimentative balanced beneficial good healthful invigorating nourishing nutrient nutrimental nutritive salubrious salutary strengthening wholesome

Antonyms

WEAK

bad insubstantial unhealthful unhealthy unwholesome

ADJECTIVE

nutritive

Synonyms

WEAK

alimental alimentary alimentative balanced beneficial good healthful invigorating nourishing nutrient nutrimental nutritional nutritious salubrious salutary strengthening wholesome

ADJECTIVE

remedial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrective therapeutic

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

harmful hurtful injurious

WEAK

damaging

ADJECTIVE

wholesome

Synonyms

STRONGEST

healthful hygienic pure

WEAK

all there beneficial clean edifying ethical exemplary fit good hale helpful honorable in fine feather in the pink innocent invigorating moral nice normal nourishing nutritious nutritive respectable restorative right righteous safe salubrious salutary sane sanitary sound strengthening together virtuous well worthy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

contaminated dirty

WEAK

bad impure indecent unhealthy unwholesome

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The tea features traditional Moroccan lemon verbena, best known for its “alluring floral-lemony scent, flavor, and many health-giving properties, including the support of the immune system and healthy digestion,” per the tea’s description.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Cheltenham faces losing its 300-year-old spa status after bacteria made its health-giving water unfit for drinking.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2023

They condemned at a stroke not just fast foods or sugary snacks, but also many foods which have been reformulated to seem health-giving, from “lite” margarines to vitamin-fortified breakfast cereals.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2020

So, is there anything particularly health-giving about untreated spring water?

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2018

The sweet freshness of the air poured over her in health-giving breaths.

From The Stronger Influence by Young, F.E. Mills

health-giving

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