A great many people were opposed to gene therapy in terms of ethics.
Source: tatoeba (41010)
Therapy
/ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/
Synonyms for "therapy" (122 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (25)
Noun(10 words)
aerospace medicineaidanalysisassistancebenefitbiomedicineblood bankcharity wardclinicclinical medicinecomfortcomparative medicineconstitutional medicineconsultation roomcure
Strong matches (36)
curingdelivery roomdispensarydosimetric medicineeaseelixiremergencyexamining roomexperimental medicinefever wardgood officesgroup therapyhealinghelphospital roomintensive careinternal medicineisolationlabor roomlaboratory
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Verb(1 words)
devise a procedure
Noun(9 words)
frostbitehaemophiliahalitosishealing effecthealth restorationhordeoluminterventionkeloidmedical intervention
Related words (61)
medical jurisprudencemedicaremedicationmedicinemilitary medicineministrationministrynaval medicineneo-hippocratic medicinenurseryofficeofficesoperating roompharmacyphysicphysical medicinepreclinical medicinepreventive medicineprison wardprivate room
Show 23 more words
protectionpsychoanalysispsychosomatic medicinepsychotherapypublic health medicinerecovery roomreliefremedyrescuesemi-private roomservicesocialized medicinespace medicinestate medicinesuccorsupportsurgerytreatmenttreatment roomtropical medicineveterinary medicinewardx ray
Adjective(1 words)
medical treatment
Noun(17 words)
modalitymoritapalliativepsychological treatmentrehabbingrosaceascoliosisspasticitytalk therapytherapeutic methodtherapeuticsthrombosistreattreatingtreatmentstreatstx
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: treatment, adjunct therapy, aerospace medicine, aid, analysis.
- Sentence evidence is available for therapy, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "therapy".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "therapy"
Keep "therapy" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "therapy" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "therapy", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "therapy" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entrieseffecthealthcaremedical aidmedical caremedical therapymedical treatmentmental health careoutcomepsychological caretreatment
More specific
15 entriesacupuncturearomatherapybehavioral therapychemotherapyclinical improvementcognitive behavioral therapyfunctional recoveryherbal therapyhumanistic therapymassage therapyoccupational therapyphysical therapypsychoanalytic therapyradiation therapysymptom relief
Collocations
6 entriescognitive behavioral therapycomplementary therapyoccupational therapyphysical therapyradiation therapytherapy session
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
81 translations across 56 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- terapie noun (treatment of disease)
Albanian
1 entries- terapi noun (treatment of disease)
Arabic
2 entries- عِلَاج noun (treatment of disease)
- مُعَالَجَة noun (treatment of disease)
Armenian
2 entries- բուժում noun (treatment of disease)
- թերապիա noun (treatment of disease)
Asturian
1 entries- terapia noun (treatment of disease)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- müalicə noun (treatment of disease)
- terapiya noun (treatment of disease)
Basque
1 entries- tratamendu noun (treatment of disease)
Belarusian
2 entries- лячэ́нне noun (treatment of disease)
- тэрапі́я noun (treatment of disease)
Bulgarian
2 entries- лече́ние noun (treatment of disease)
- терапи́я noun (treatment of disease)
Catalan
1 entries- teràpia noun (treatment of disease)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 療法 /疗法 noun (treatment of disease)
Czech
2 entries- léčba noun (treatment of disease)
- terapie noun (treatment of disease)
Danish
2 entries- behandling noun (treatment of disease)
- terapi noun (treatment of disease)
Dutch
1 entries- therapie noun (treatment of disease)
Esperanto
1 entries- terapio noun (treatment of disease)
Estonian
2 entries- ravi noun (treatment of disease)
- teraapia noun (treatment of disease)
Finnish
2 entries- hoito noun (treatment of disease)
- terapia noun (treatment of disease)
French
1 entries- thérapie noun (treatment of disease)
Georgian
1 entries- თერაპია noun (treatment of disease)
German
1 entries- Therapie noun (treatment of disease)
Greek
1 entries- θεραπεία noun (treatment of disease)
Hebrew
2 entries- טיפול \ טִפּוּל noun (treatment of disease)
- תרפיה noun (treatment of disease)
Hindi
2 entries- इलाज noun (treatment of disease)
- चिकित्सा noun (treatment of disease)
Hungarian
1 entries- terápia noun (treatment of disease)
Ido
1 entries- terapio noun (treatment of disease)
Indonesian
1 entries- terapi noun (treatment of disease)
Italian
1 entries- terapia noun (treatment of disease)
Japanese
3 entries- 治療 noun (treatment of disease)
- 治癒 noun (treatment of disease)
- 療法 noun (treatment of disease)
Kazakh
1 entries- терапия noun (treatment of disease)
Korean
3 entries- 료법 noun (treatment of disease)
- 요법 noun (treatment of disease)
- 치료 noun (treatment of disease)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- терапия noun (treatment of disease)
Latin
1 entries- therapīa noun (treatment of disease)
Latvian
1 entries- terapija noun (treatment of disease)
Lithuanian
1 entries- terapija noun (treatment of disease)
Macedonian
1 entries- терапија noun (treatment of disease)
Mongolian
1 entries- эмчилгээ noun (treatment of disease)
Māori
1 entries- haumanu noun (treatment of disease)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- terapi noun (treatment of disease)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- terapi noun (treatment of disease)
Persian
2 entries- درمان noun (treatment of disease)
- علاج noun (treatment of disease)
Polish
2 entries- leczenie noun (treatment of disease)
- terapia noun (treatment of disease)
Portuguese
1 entries- terapia noun (treatment of disease)
Romanian
1 entries- terapie noun (treatment of disease)
Russian
2 entries- лече́ние noun (treatment of disease)
- терапи́я noun (treatment of disease)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- teiripe noun (treatment of disease)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- terapija noun (treatment of disease)
- терапија noun (treatment of disease)
Slovak
2 entries- liečba noun (treatment of disease)
- terapia noun (treatment of disease)
Slovene
2 entries- terapija noun (treatment of disease)
- zdravljenje noun (treatment of disease)
Spanish
1 entries- terapia noun (treatment of disease)
Swedish
1 entries- terapi noun (treatment of disease)
Tajik
3 entries- дармон noun (treatment of disease)
- илоҷ noun (treatment of disease)
- терапия noun (treatment of disease)
Turkish
2 entries- tedavi noun (treatment of disease)
- terapi noun (treatment of disease)
Ukrainian
2 entries- лікува́ння noun (treatment of disease)
- терапі́я noun (treatment of disease)
Urdu
1 entries- علاج noun (treatment of disease)
Uzbek
1 entries- terapiya noun (treatment of disease)
Vietnamese
1 entries- điều trị noun (treatment of disease)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Will the therapy cause me any pain?
Source: tatoeba (43459)
Before embarking on this type of therapy, the wishes of the patient herself must be carefully taken into consideration.
Source: tatoeba (60923)
It is correct to say that psychological readiness is important in this therapy.
Source: tatoeba (60933)
Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "therapy"?
Closest matches include treatment, adjunct therapy, aerospace medicine, aid, analysis.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "therapy"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.