Synonyms & related words for anabolic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of anabolic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to anabolic

Explore words related to anabolic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include steroid, androgenic, anabolism, steroidal, creatine, androgen, corticosteroid, lipotropin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does anabolic come from?

The word anabolic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: ana-, from Greek ana (“up”); bol, from Greek ballein (“to throw”); and -ic, from Greek -ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.