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How does the adjective salubrious contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of salubrious are healthful, salutary, and wholesome. While all these words mean "favorable to the health of mind or body," salubrious applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air.

cool and salubrious weather

When might healthful be a better fit than salubrious?

The synonyms healthful and salubrious are sometimes interchangeable, but healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition.

a healthful diet

When is it sensible to use salutary instead of salubrious?

Although the words salutary and salubrious have much in common, salutary describes something corrective or beneficially effective, even though it may in itself be unpleasant.

a salutary warning that resulted in increased production

When would wholesome be a good substitute for salubrious?

In some situations, the words wholesome and salubrious are roughly equivalent. However, wholesome applies to what benefits, builds up, or sustains physically, mentally, or spiritually.

wholesome foods
the movie is wholesome family entertainment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of salubrious California’s salubrious climate, vigorous, entrepreneurial economy and guarantee of reproductive healthcare rights didn’t avert a population decline earlier in this decade. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025 Overall, however, short-term economic indicators seem to offer a salubrious outlook for company stock performance. Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Red cabbage is more salubrious than green cabbage due to its pigmentation, indicating the presence of anthocyanins, which are present in all plant tissues in the red to purple spectrum. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2024 Others wondered whether his election will have salubrious effects on Pakistan’s shambolic economy, foreign policy, or internal security. C. Christine Fair, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2018 See All Example Sentences for salubrious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salubrious
Adjective
  • The Panthers are pretty darn healthy this time of year compared to many teams, and that has undoubtedly helped.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
  • We’re trapped by recent history — the prior year’s numbers for healthy players are the top factor in every projection.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • In the first half, the defensive activity and competitive spirit were far better against the league’s best team, a night after Miami came up woefully short in both of those areas against the league’s worst team.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Despite being given three power plays in the first, the B’s were not good at all on the man advantage.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The curtains were drawn so that it was dimly lit even during the daytime, and a medicinal smell filled the room.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Tay and his team express hope that in the near future, the microneedle approach will be a significant component of vertical and urban food and medicinal farms.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Crystal Mountain, Michigan Founded in 1956 as a community ski area, Crystal Mountain (28 miles southwest of Traverse City) has become a destination for healthful, pampering getaways.
    Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The founders of the social media-savvy store — all in their mid-20s, first-time grocers, and one of them a Miami native — feel Nude Miami is feeding into a Miami trend of shoppers seeking healthful eating options.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Salubrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salubrious. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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