homeopathic

American  

[hoh-mee-uh-path-ik] / ˌhoʊ mi əˈpæθ ɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or according to the principles of homeopathy.

2. practicing or advocating homeopathy.

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Other Word Forms

• homeopathically adverb

Etymology

Origin of homeopathic

First recorded in 1815–25; homeo- + -pathic

Example Sentences

Ranji also worried past conversations, such as one on homeopathic treatments, could steer the AI away from evidence-based results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"We worked with homeopathic doctors, PhD researchers and professional product formulators, to get something that could help with every part of the sleep cycle that could be getting disrupted."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

In this context, building physical strength—and otherwise self-optimizing through homeopathic pills and powders that the medical establishment looks down upon—is a means of taking back power and authority.

From Slate • Jul. 5, 2023

In homeopathic circles, an extract made from the plants is used as medicine to treat asthma and skin irritations.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2023

Much of the above applies as well to faith healers, psychic surgeons, and an assorted variety of other practitioners from homeopathic physicians to TV evangelists.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos