therapeutic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk/ UK /ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
relating to the healing or curing of disease; soothing

She found gardening to be deeply therapeutic.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the healing or... healing curative remedial restorative medicinal soothing

Opposites

harmful damaging detrimental

Word family

Derived forms therapeuticstherapeutically

Related forms therapy therapist

Etymology

From Greek therapeutikos ('inclined to serve, tend, or heal'), from therapeuein ('to attend, treat medically'), from theraps ('attendant').

therapeutikos Ancient Greek therapeuein Ancient Greek theraps Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# therapeutic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to the healing or curing of disease; soothing

## Examples
- She found gardening to be deeply therapeutic.

## Synonyms
- healing
- curative
- remedial
- restorative
- medicinal
- soothing

## Antonyms
- harmful
- damaging
- detrimental

## Derived Forms
- therapeutics
- therapeutically

## Related Forms
- therapy
- therapist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: therapeutikos
- Root: therapeuein
- Root: theraps

## Etymology
From Greek therapeutikos ('inclined to serve, tend, or heal'), from therapeuein ('to attend, treat medically'), from theraps ('attendant').

## AI Etymology
Therapeutic is from Greek therapeutikos ('inclined to serve, tend, or heal'), from therapeuein ('to attend, treat medically'), from theraps ('attendant'). Important recorded forms include therapeutikos (Ancient Greek), therapeuein (Ancient Greek), and theraps (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers relating to the healing or curing of disease; soothing. The wider family includes derived forms such as therapeutics and therapeutically and related words such as therapy and therapist.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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