healthful
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for healthful, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Good for your physical health.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Good for your physical health.
“A Hindu manual of erotology suggests boiled ghee, drunk in the morning, in the spring time, as a healthful, strengthening beverage.”
Opposites
Etymology
Comes from Middle English helthful, helþful and helþeful, equivalent to health + -ful.
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