Synonyms for surgical
ˈsɜr dʒɪ kəlsur·gi·cal

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1. surgicaladjective

   of or relating to or involving or used in surgery

   "surgical instruments"; "surgical intervention"

   Synonyms:
   operative

   Antonyms:
   nonsurgical, medical, inaccurate

2. surgical, operativeadjective

   relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine

   "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"

   Synonyms:
   functional, running(a), working(a), operative

   Antonyms:
   medical, inaccurate, nonsurgical

3. surgicaladjective

   performed with great precision

   "a surgical air strike"

   Synonyms:
   operative

   Antonyms:
   medical, inaccurate, nonsurgical

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1. List of paraphrases for "surgical":

   surgery, chirurgie, surgeries

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1. Robert Swendiman:

   As the rate of childhood obesity continues to increase, it's critical for us to identify whether weight loss procedures that are frequently performed on adults are also safe and effective options for adolescents, for certain patients, surgical therapy may be the best option for long-term treatment.

2. Prakesh Shah:

   At some stage, many of us would have felt that, ‘is this the right thing to do for these babies?’ These babies were in significant pain, distress, and their skin was peeling off. Even removing surgical tape would mean that their skin would peel off.

3. Andy Leather:

   In the absence of surgical care, common, easily treatable illnesses become fatal, the global community can not continue to ignore this problem – millions of people are already dying unnecessarily, and the need... is projected to increase in the coming decades.

4. Adam Harter:

   Gaming has exploded to such a massive audience, it's not just about those competitive gamers... I see this now as an opportunity to become more surgical in how we reach consumers.

5. Aaron Hackworth:

   In the instances we were able to observe them, they had very specific organizations and projects in mind that they were pursuing, and the broad spectrum of industry verticals they targeted indicated they were more of a surgical tool used to take specific things from specific organizations, rather than the smash and grab, take everything type.