Definition of
curative has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology
1
[ adjective ] tending to cure or restore to health

Synonyms

therapeutic healing sanative remedial alterative

Examples

"curative powers of herbal remedies" "her gentle healing hand" "remedial surgery" "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air" "a therapeutic agent" "therapeutic diets"

Related terms

healthful

2
[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

Synonyms

cure remedy

Related terms

treatment medicine panacea lotion ointment magic_bullet emetic antidote lenitive palliative acoustic preventive treatment

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Rhymes with

nutritive lucrative narrative comparative imperative punitive putative accusative commemorative deliberative decorative narrative formative pejorative restorative uninformative normative informative fugitive interpretive collaborative secretive cumulative authoritative demonstrative speculative illustrative intuitive eruptive initiative figurative disruptive corroborative imaginative imitative communicative qualitative meditative constructive vegetative reconstructive destructive rehabilitative instructive obstructive negative relative tentative sedative representative primitive uncompetitive acquisitive competitive derivative initiative noncompetitive appreciative prohibitive rep indicative vituperative recuperative remunerative neoconservative preservative affirmative superlative conservative ultraconservative alternative fixative preventative unrepresentative representative oversensitive diminutive consultative sensitive consecutive executive insensitive argumentative tentative positive talkative causative generative uncooperative operative degenerative alliterative inoperative prerogative exploitative evocative additive provocative elucidative accommodative laxative fugitive unimaginative expletive palliative contemplative substantive stimulative regulative manipulative locomotive investigative automotive innovative prognosticative accumulative assertive presumptive corroborative unattractive refractive attractive descriptive determinative captive creative retroactive corruptive proactive restive facultative legislative directive appointive administrative restrictive active octave reactive primitive reproductive supportive photoconductive repetitive derivative definitive counterproductive nonproductive conductive competitive unproductive seductive inquisitive infinitive productive furtive adoptive adaptive hyperactive overactive interactive hypersensitive sensitive abortive attentive insensitive native motive inattentive detective nonnative protective exhaustive cognitive combative inactive festive distributive additive assaultive unreceptive preemptive perceptive deceptive contraceptive redemptive receptive addictive directive corrective radioactive respective predictive perspective alliterative vindictive redemptive irrespective iterative introspective

Phonetic and Homophones

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curitiba

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