Cathartic synonyms

kə-thär'tĭk

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catharsis (related)

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One that cleanses.

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cleaning (related)

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gut-wrenching (related)

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Of or for excretion

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Of, pertaining to, or producing elimination

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emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

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psychotherapeutic

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(Archaic) The art or science of healing; medical science

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A mild laxative.

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revelatory (related)

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expurgatory

Serving to expurgate

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Causing evacuation, esp. of the bowels; cathartic or emetic

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That causes evacuation; cathartic; purgative

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Tending to cleanse or purge, especially causing evacuation of the bowels.

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keep (related)

Of, relating to, or tending to eliminate

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life-affirming (related)

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Tending to make lax; specif., making the bowels loose, as in relieving constipation

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(Anatomy) Of or relating to the system through which elimination of digestive waste occurs; excretory.

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Find another word for cathartic. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cathartic, like: senna, catharsis, purifying, cleansing, purging, cleaning, gut-wrenching, excretory, eliminative, releasing and psychotherapeutic.