physical

Of the body

Physical relates to the body and the material world, as opposed to the mind, spirit, or abstract concepts.

A physical exam assesses bodily health.

Physical labor requires bodily effort.

The physical sciences study matter and energy.

Physical contact involves touching.

To get physical can mean becoming violent or sexually intimate.

A physical is a medical examination: I need to schedule my annual physical.

bodily

body

Physical structure, living thing

anatomy · form · figure · frame · mortal · embodied · carnal · visceral · organic · human

tangible

concrete

Solid building mixture

  • solidFirm matter state
  • palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
  • realTruly existing, not fake

touchable · matter · substance · material · tactile · measurable · visible · actual · hard · durable

sensation

touch

Perceiving through physical contact

  • painBodily or emotional distress
  • warmthHeat you feel
  • coldLow temperature state

pressure · ache · numbness · tingle · itch · burn · sting · throb · soreness · cramp

exertion

exercise

Activity for fitness

stamina · athletic · muscular · strenuous · rigorous · demanding · active · vigorous · cardio · training

therapy

rehabilitation

Recovery from injury/addiction

hydrotherapy · exercises · osteopathy · chiropractic · acupuncture · mobilization · manipulation · recovery · healing · treatment

contact

touching

Evoking gentle emotion

grappling · wrestling · collision · impact · roughness · fighting · sparring · tackling · intimacy · embrace

Categories
Opposites
material vs. immaterial

physicalimmaterial

Lacking physical form; unimportant

nonphysical · intangible · incorporeal · insubstantial · bodiless

body vs. mind

physicalmental

Of the mind

psychological · psychic · cognitive · cerebral · emotional

material vs. spiritual

physicalspiritual

Relating to the soul

metaphysical · transcendent · supernatural · otherworldly · divine

Phrases
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