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. Nicole Neily:

   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.

2. Julian Castro:

   It's going to be cathartic for the party to go through a process where everybody gets to show what they've got. Where Julian Castro have debates with over a dozen people and every wing of the party is represented.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Josh Blaylock:

   Some of the stories are really sweet ; some are completely absurd and satirical ; some are cathartic and venting.