Synonyms for regimen
ˈrɛdʒ ə mən, -ˌmɛn, ˈrɛʒ-reg·i·men

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 6 votes

1. regimen

   Food is, in the popular sense, whatever one eats in contradistinction to what one drinks. Thus, we speak of food and drink, of wholesome, unwholesome, or indigestible food; but in a more scientific sense whatever, when taken into the digestive organs, serves to build up structure or supply waste may be termed food; the word is extended to plants to signify whatever taken in any way into the organism serves similar purposes; thus, we speak of liquid food, plant food, etc.; in this wider sense food is closely synonymous with nutriment, nourishment, and sustenance. Diet refers to the quantity and quality of food habitually taken, with reference to preservation of health. Victuals is a plain, homely word for whatever may be eaten; we speak of choice viands, cold victuals. Nourishment and sustenance apply to whatever can be introduced into the system as a means of sustaining life; we say of a convalescent, he is taking nourishment. Nutriment and nutrition have more of scientific reference to the vitalizing principles of various foods; thus, wheat is said to contain a great amount of nutriment. Regimen considers food as taken by strict rule, but applies more widely to the whole ordering of life. Fare is a general word for all table supplies, good or bad; as, sumptuous fare; wretched fare. Feed, fodder, and provender are used only of the food of the lower animals, feed denoting anything consumed, but more commonly grain, fodder denoting hay, cornstalks, or the like, sometimes called "long feed;" provender is dry feed, whether grain or hay, straw, etc. Forage denotes any kind of food suitable for horses and cattle, primarily as obtained by a military force in scouring the country, especially an enemy's country.

   Synonyms:
   aliment, diet, fare, feed, fodder, food, forage, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provender, sustenance, viands, victuals

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 4 votes

1. regimen, regimenoun

   (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

   Synonyms:
   authorities, regime, government

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1. • Medicine
   • Plan

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. regimennoun

   Synonyms:
   dietetics, regulation of diet

2. regimennoun

   Synonyms:
   diet, food, fare

3. regimennoun

   Synonyms:
   (gram.) government

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "regimen":

   regime, scheme, diagram, schematic

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1. Former President Jimmy Carter:

   I really wanted to go to Nepal to build houses, this would have been our 33rd year. I was very hopeful about that, but if it interrupts the treatment regimen I think I need to get the treatment.

2. William Moss:

   Adherence to a daily drug regimen for a life-long, chronic disease is challenging in the best of settings, as children transition to adolescence and strive for greater independence, the role of a supportive adult in the home remains critical to maintaining high levels of adherence while at the same time allowing the adolescent to take more responsibility for their own health.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   This should not be confused with the fact that for many immunocompromised people, already a second booster shot, namely a fourth dose of an mRNA, is recommended because of what we know about their poor response to the initial regimen.

4. Katie Nicholl:

   … I wrote about how Harry cut out junk food after he met Meghan, who loves to eat ‘lean, clean and green’ foods, the American actress, who prides herself on a healthy-eating regimen and is a devotee of daily yoga sessions, is said to have emptied out the contents of Harry’s fridge and cupboards when she moved into his Nottingham Cottage bachelor pad, binning his favorite calorific treats.

5. Ashish Deshmukh:

   If ongoing clinical trials provide evidence regarding sustained benefits of a one-dose regimen, then implications of single-dose strategy could be substantial for reducing the burden of these cancers globally.