Antonyms for restorative
rɪˈstɔr ə tɪv, -ˈstoʊr-restora·tive

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1. restorative

   Antonyms:
   exhaustive, debilitating, wasting, consumptive

   Synonyms:
   compensatory, remedial, reparatory, invigorating

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1. tonic, restorativenoun

   a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

   Antonyms:
   unhealthful, debilitating

   Synonyms:
   soda water, tonic water, tonic, soda pop, quinine water, keynote, soda, corrective, pop

2. corrective, restorativeadjective

   a device for treating injury or disease

   Antonyms:
   debilitating, unhealthful

   Synonyms:
   corrective, tonic

3. renewing, restorative, reviving, revitalizing, revitalisingadjective

   tending to impart new life and vigor to

   "the renewing warmth of the sunshine"

   Antonyms:
   debilitating, unhealthful

   Synonyms:
   recuperative, revitalizing, revitalising, renewing, reviving

4. recuperative, restorativeadjective

   promoting recuperation

   "recuperative powers"; "strongly recuperative remedies"; "restorative effects of exercise"

   Antonyms:
   debilitating, unhealthful

   Synonyms:
   revitalizing, revitalising, reviving, recuperative, renewing

How to use restorative in a sentence?

1. Kevin Brown:

   I think every African American in our city was very excited about the possibility of addressing Restorative Housing Reparations at a local level, however, I think the process has been quite flawed when you look at it next to an HR 40, which involves a really in-depth study of what the issues actually are.

2. Kathryn Curtis:

   I encourage pregnant women to seek out studios that offer specialized prenatal yoga classes that are taught by teachers who have prenatal yoga training, women should practice hatha based, restorative practices with breath awareness components, rather than heated or strength focused practices, for safety precautions for both the mother and baby.

3. Seema Gajwani:

   Too often, the criminal justice system gets in the way of resolution and healing, even though that is what these two women wanted and needed. Prosecuting Wesley Bell made it possible by offering Restorative Justice, ashley and Julia Crews have the biggest hearts of anyone I have ever met. It was an honor to be a part of that conversation.

4. Rebecca Robbins:

   Your REM cycle is strongly connected to cognitive functions like creativity, memory and coming up with solutions to problems, we believe that since [REM sleep is] so restorative, disrupting that cycle [by waking up in the midst of it] can throw you off.

5. Tio Hardiman:

   Theres the need for some sort of justice-type of programing here in the city of Chicago, what I would like to recommend for politicians and community thought leaders, to pretty much take a good look at restorative justice, because that might be the wave of the future when it comes down to really trying to reduce gun violence out here in major cities across the United States.

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