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Another word for cathartic

Adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or tending to eliminate

    2. See also:

    keep

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Another word for cathartic

Modifier
    2. See also:

    cleaning

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Sentence Examples

  • Venting his frustrations had a cathartic effect. 

  • Talking to a therapist is a cathartic process. 

  • It looks like a cathartic experience, and I wish I had been able to attend. 

  • The writing, he said, had been a very cathartic experience for him.

  • The process of writing and singing is so cathartic, I have serious misgivings about angry artists. 

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