Synonyms for cathartic
kəˈθɑr tɪkcathar·tic

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1. purgative, cathartic, physic, aperientadjective

   a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

   Synonyms:
   physic, purgative, aperient

   Antonyms:
   unhealthful, unemotional, costive

2. cathartic, psychotherapeuticadjective

   emotionally purging

   Synonyms:
   evacuant, purgative, releasing, psychotherapeutic

   Antonyms:
   unemotional, costive, unhealthful

3. cathartic, releasingadjective

   emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

   Synonyms:
   evacuant, purgative, releasing, psychotherapeutic

   Antonyms:
   unhealthful, unemotional, costive

4. cathartic, evacuant, purgativeadjective

   strongly laxative

   Synonyms:
   evacuant, purgative, releasing, psychotherapeutic

   Antonyms:
   costive, unemotional, unhealthful

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1. catharticadjective

   Synonyms:
   purgative, evacuant, abstergent, cleansing

2. catharticnoun

   Synonyms:
   purge, purgative, physic, purgative medicine

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1. catharticnoun

   Synonyms:
   purgative, physic, purge, evacuant

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1. Lauryn Hill:

   I loved and believed deeply in my community's ability to both love and heal itself provided it received the right amount of support and encouragement, our world today, both complex and changing, is in need of the balance between moral fortitude and cathartic expression. I hope the love and energy that permeated this work can continue to inspire change with love and optimism at the helm.

2. Sam Rounseville:

   His story is a 76-year-old story of two things. One is fighting PTSD. He had it in the worst way. And the other thing is survivor's guilt. And those two things have shadowed him throughout his life, it is very cathartic for him.

3. Rooma Mehra:

   All great creativity is cathartic.. hence original...

4. Celia Neustadt:

   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.

5. Rooma Mehra:

   All great creativity is cathartic..hence original..