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Antonyms for nourishingnour·ish·ing

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  1. alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritiveadjective

    of or providing nourishment

    "good nourishing stew"

    Antonyms:
    unwholesome

    Synonyms:
    nutrient, nutritious, alimentary, nutritive, alimental

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  1. nourishingadjective

    Synonyms:
    nutritious

How to use nourishing in a sentence?

  1. Serena Poon:

    Matzo ball soup is one of my favorites to make during the colder months as the ultimate cozy comfort dish. What many might not know is that you can actually make this soup gluten-free and vegan for a more nourishing option, this is also a quick and easy recipe that can be made in under an hour, so a great dish for those busy nights during the week.

  2. Richard Joyner:

    Growing food calls us to work together, by nourishing plants, you're nourishing community. It's one and the same.

  3. Broderick Sawyer:

    When we do these things every day, we essentially' practice feeling happy,' then in turn, this can make us feel more confident when stressful life situations come up -- because we do a good job nourishing ourselves.

  4. Plato:

    Remember how in that communion only, beholding beauty with the eye of the mind, he will be enabled to bring forth, not images of beauty, but realities (for he has hold not of an image but of a reality), and bringing forth and nourishing true virtue to become the friend of God and be immortal, if mortal man may.N.B. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. See also Napoleon Bonaparte.

  5. Perry Brass:

    Falling in love with another man is like falling into a vast vat of yourself. For some men this is ultimately nourishing, for others . . . it is drowning.

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