CATHARTIC Synonyms

• the act of making something clean

• cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

• acting like an antiseptic

• stimulating evacuation of feces

• a mild cathartic

• serving to purge or rid of sin

• an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

• the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

• relating to or involved in therapy

• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

• tending to cure or restore to health

• That purifies; purificative

• provide physical relief, as from pain

• free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• relieve oneself of troubling information

• provide relief for

• free from a burden, evil, or distress

• take by stealing

• grant exemption or release to

• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

• a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

• strongly laxative

• a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

• mildly laxative

• a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

• of or relating to or practicing psychotherapy

• emotionally purging

• emotionally purging (of e.g. art)