salutary | Definition of salutary

Synonyms and Antonyms of salutary

1 promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being

the low interest rates should have a salutary effect on business

Synonyms of salutary

advantageous, benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, friendly, good, helpful, kindly, profitable

Words Related to salutary

gratifying, rewarding, satisfying

auspicious, promising, propitious

advisable, desirable, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutiferous, wholesome

gainful, lucrative, remunerative

ameliorative, amelioratory, bettering, constructive, supportive

Near Antonyms of salutary

damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, insalubrious

Antonyms of salutary

bad, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhelpful, unprofitable

2 good for the health

increasing scientific evidence that a glass of wine a day is quite salutary

Synonyms of salutary

good, healthful, healthy, medicinal, restorative, salubrious, salutiferous, sanative, tonic, wholesome

Words Related to salutary

alleviative, corrective, curative, recuperative, refreshing, rehabilitative, rejuvenating, rejuvenescent, remedial

advantageous, useful

antiseptic, aseptic, clean, hygienic, sanitary

nourishing, nutritional, nutritious

nonpoisonous, nontoxic

Near Antonyms of salutary

damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, pernicious

infectious, poisonous, sickening, toxic

insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary

Antonyms of salutary

insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome