Need another word that means the same as “massage”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “massage” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Massage” are: rubbing, rub, palpation, manipulation, knead, rub down, palpate, manipulate, pummel, work, alter, tamper with, doctor, falsify, juggle, fiddle with, tinker with, distort, change, rig, interfere with, misrepresent
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “massage” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| manipulation | Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one’s own advantage. He saw through her manipulations. |
| palpation | A method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional. |
| rub | The act of rubbing or wiping. He gave the hood a quick rub. |
| rubbing | An impression of a design on brass or stone made by rubbing on paper laid over it with coloured wax pencil chalk etc. Dab at the stain vigorous rubbing could damage the carpet. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “massage” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| alter | Make an alteration to. The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city. |
| change | Change clothes put on different clothes. He popped into a bank to change a ten pound note into one pound coins. |
| distort | Become twisted out of shape. The pipe will distort as you bend it. |
| doctor | Give medical treatment to. The reports could have been doctored. |
| falsify | Falsify knowingly. Changes falsify individual expectations. |
| fiddle with | Play on a violin. |
| interfere with | Come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle. |
| juggle | Cope with by adroitly balancing (several activities. The player juggled the ball. |
| knead | Make bread or pottery by kneading flour or clay. Knead dough. |
| manipulate | Manipulate in a fraudulent manner. The masses were deceived and manipulated by a tiny group. |
| misrepresent | Tamper, with the purpose of deception. This statement misrepresents my intentions. |
| palpate | Examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes. The nurse palpated the patient s stomach. |
| pummel | Criticize severely. The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators. |
| rig | Provide a sailing boat with sails and rigging. Rig a ship. |
| rub | Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching. Many insects make noises by rubbing parts of their bodies together. |
| rub down | Move over something with pressure. |
| tamper with | Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly. |
| tinker with | Work as a tinker or tinkerer. |
| work | Cause to work. I worked a few clubs and so forth. |
| acupuncture | Treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin. |
| biofeedback | A process whereby electronic monitoring of a normally automatic bodily function is used to train someone to acquire voluntary control of that function. |
| chiropodist | A person who treats the feet and their ailments. She decided to train as a chiropodist. |
| counselor | A lawyer who pleads cases in court. |
| curative | A curative medicine or agent. The curative properties of herbs. |
| cure | A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain. He was beyond cure. |
| dialysis | The clinical purification of blood by dialysis as a substitute for the normal function of the kidney. |
| doctor | Repair (a machine. The reports could have been doctored. |
| dosage | The quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time. A dosage of 450 milligrams a day. |
| healer | A person or thing that mends or repairs something. A spiritual healer and medium. |
| healing | The process of making or becoming sound or healthy again. The gift of healing. |
| herbal | A book that describes herbs and their culinary and medicinal properties. Herbal remedies. |
| homeopathy | A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated. |
| injection | A thing that is injected. The walls have been damp proofed by injection. |
| medicine | Medicine something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease. Fleur was murdering him by use of bad medicine. |
| nostrum | Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable. During tough times populist nostrums gain favour. |
| orthopedic | Of or relating to orthopedics. Orthopedic shoes. |
| osteopath | A therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles. |
| pharmacopoeia | A collection or stock of drugs. |
| podiatrist | A specialist in care for the feet. If a toe has a discharge it is likely infected and needs to be treated by a podiatrist. |
| psychiatrist | A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. |
| relaxing | Affording physical or mental rest. A relaxing massage with aromatherapy oils. |
| remedial | Giving or intended as a remedy or cure. A remedial reading course. |
| remedy | Set straight or right. Remedy these deficiencies. |
| rub | The act of rubbing or wiping. She pulled out a towel and gave her head a quick rub. |
| therapeutic | Administered or applied for reasons of health. A therapeutic shampoo. |
| therapist | A person who treats psychological problems a psychotherapist. Cost is one factor keeping them from the therapist s couch. |
| therapy | Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder. Heat therapy gave the best relief. |
| treatment | The manner in which someone behaves towards or deals with someone or something. His treatment of the race question is badly biased. |
| veterinary | A veterinary surgeon. A veterinary nurse. |
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