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palliative vs therapeutic

therapeutic vs palliative

palliative and therapeutic both are nouns.

palliative and therapeutic both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
palliative Yes Yes No No
therapeutic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, therapeutic is a hypernym of palliative; that is, therapeutic is a word with a broader meaning than palliative:
  • palliative: remedy that alleviates pain without curing
  • therapeutic: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Other hypernyms of palliative include curative, cure, remedy.
palliative (noun) therapeutic (noun)
remedy that alleviates pain without curing a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
palliative (adjective) therapeutic (adjective)
moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear relating to or involved in therapy
tending to cure or restore to health
Difference between palliative and therapeutic

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