sanative

1. 1.

   tending to cure or restore to health

   “curative powers of herbal remedies”

   “her gentle healing hand”

   “remedial surgery”

   “a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air”

   “a therapeutic agent”

   “therapeutic diets”

   Synonymscurativehealingalterativeremedialtherapeutic

   Similarhealthful

Questions about sanative

What does sanative mean?

sanative means "tending to cure or restore to health".

How many syllables are in sanative?

sanative has 3 syllables: sa-na-tive. The stress falls on "sa".

What is another word for sanative?

Close synonyms include curative, healing, alterative, remedial, therapeutic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sanative a common word?

sanative is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.