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Antonyms for wholesome
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : hohl-suhm |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊl səm |
Definition of wholesome
Origin :- c.1200, "of benefit to the soul," from whole (in the "healthy" sense) + -some (1). Physical sense first attested late 14c. Related: Wholesomely; wholesomeness.
- adj healthy, decent
- And a wholesome corrective is the Sunday service after the sights of Lourdes.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- She with power, power to make things straight and sunny and wholesome!
- Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
- Mine were days of wholesome repression, punishment, and fear.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- The next moment a wholesome rage sent the blood to my brain.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- But it must not be eaten in this condition, for it would be neither palatable nor wholesome.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various
- This made for a wholesome humility and a real love of my college.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- “I like that feller,” declared Bill, with wholesome appreciation.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- It is as wholesome as butter, and far better for the purpose.
- Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen
- I try to see it all from the wholesome point of view from which you look at it, Kate.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- I am clearly of opinion that it cannot be wholesome to have so many animals about a house.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Synonyms for wholesome
- all there
- beneficial
- clean
- edifying
- ethical
- exemplary
- fit
- good
- hale
- health-giving
- healthful
- helpful
- honorable
- hygienic
- in fine feather
- in the pink
- innocent
- invigorating
- moral
- nice
- normal
- nourishing
- nutritious
- nutritive
- pure
- respectable
- restorative
- right
- righteous
- safe
- salubrious
- salutary
- sane
- sanitary
- sound
- strengthening
- together
- virtuous
- well
- worthy
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