therapeuticEnglishOxford American Thesaurustherapeutic adjective the therapeutic effects of acupuncture: healing, curative, curing, remedial, medicinal, restorative, health-giving, tonic, sanative, reparative, corrective, ameliorative, beneficial, good, salubrious, salutary; technical analeptic; rare iatric. ▷antonyms harmful, detrimental.