Purgative

English

Adjective

purgative

1. (capable of) purging

Noun

Purgative (plural Purgatives)

1. something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative

Adjectives for Purgative

powerful; stimulating; violent; bitter.

Verbs for Purgative

addict to—s; avoid—s; employ—; —clarifies; —defecates; —expurgates; — flushes; —frees; —purges; —purifies; — racks; —refines; —removes; —scours; — sifts; —strains; —washes; —weeds.

Adverbs for Purgative

thoroughly; successfully; safely; remedially; necessarily; scientifically; naturally; unfailingly; genuinely;

Thesaurus

abstergent, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, aperient, apologetic, ascetic, assuasive, atoning, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, carminative, cathartic, cleaner, cleaning, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing, cleansing cream, cold cream, compensational, compensatory, cream, deadening, demulcent, dentifrice, depurant, depurative, detergent, diuretic, dulling, easing, emetic, emollient, enema, expiatory, expurgatory, holystone, laxative, lenitive, lotion, lustral, lustrational, lustrative, mitigating, mitigative, mouthwash, nauseant, numbing, pain-killing, palliative, penitential, physic, piacular, propitiatory, pumice stone, purgatorial, purge, purging, purificatory, purifier, purifying, reclamatory, recompensing, redeeming, redemptive, redressing, relieving, remedial, reparative, reparatory, repentant, repenting, restitutional, restitutive, restitutory, righting, rinse, satisfactional, shampoo, soap, softening, solvent, soothing, squaring, subduing, synthetic detergent, tooth powder, toothpaste, wash