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Synonyms for cathartic
kəˈθɑr tɪkcathar·tic
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Princeton's WordNet
purgative, cathartic, physic, aperientadjective
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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physic, purgative, aperientAntonyms:
unhealthful, unemotional, costivecathartic, psychotherapeuticadjective
emotionally purging
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evacuant, purgative, releasing, psychotherapeuticAntonyms:
unemotional, costive, unhealthfulcathartic, releasingadjective
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
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evacuant, purgative, releasing, psychotherapeuticAntonyms:
unhealthful, unemotional, costivecathartic, evacuant, purgativeadjective
strongly laxative
Synonyms:
evacuant, purgative, releasing, psychotherapeuticAntonyms:
costive, unemotional, unhealthful
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
catharticadjective
Synonyms:
purgative, evacuant, abstergent, cleansingcatharticnoun
Synonyms:
purge, purgative, physic, purgative medicine
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#11338 | releasing | |
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#75279 | physic | |
#84716 | psychotherapeutic | |
#204457 | purgative |
How to use cathartic in a sentence?
I think that the trainings have been really cathartic for police officers to be able to talk about... how they want to be understood and better communicate with teenagers, the officers we're working with really want to fix this tension, just like the teenagers that we work with want to.
Abused as we abuse it at present, dramatic art is in no sense cathartic it is merely a form of emotional masturbation. It is the rarest thing to find a player who has not had his character affected for the worse by the practice of his profession. Nobody can make a habit of self-exhibition, nobody can exploit his personality for the sake of exercising a kind of hypnotic power over others, and remain untouched by the process.
Some of the stories are really sweet ; some are completely absurd and satirical ; some are cathartic and venting.
Far too many elected officials have shown over the past two years that the 'consent of the governed' is little more than an inconvenient speed bump on the road to advancing their unpopular agendas. Mocking and dismissing the concerns of the community may be cathartic for petty dictators, but it is not a path to electoral success.
The media only focuses on a celebrity's last name, but there are many people out there who ca n’t see their loved ones because they’re being taken advantage of. There needs to be consequences … This podcast was so cathartic, not only for me but for my family, friends and co-workers who participated. They loved my dad and wanted the truth out there as much as I do … This is a horrifying story, but it’s also going to wake people up.
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- разхлаби́телно, разхлаби́теленBulgarian
- kathartisch, erlösend, abführend, AbführmittelGerman
- καθαρτικόGreek
- catárticoSpanish
- ulostusaine, [[ulostus, ulostuslääke, laksatiiviFinnish
- cathartiqueFrench
- katartikus, hashajtóHungarian
- 下剤, 下薬Japanese
- louterend, lbevrijdendDutch
- слаби́тельное, слаби́тельныйRussian
- förlösande, renandeSwedish
- 瀉藥Chinese
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