SOMATIC Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

somatic

adjective

sō-ˈma-tik

Definition of somatic

as in physical

of or relating to the human body a somatic disorder that was once thought to be "all in the patient's head"

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Recent Examples of somatic Facial therapies feature Tata Harper and Noble Panacea, while visiting practitioners lead Tibetan sound healing,Watsu therapy, and aerial yoga alongside somatic meditation and energy work. — Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Fadel leads workshops in Mindful Archery that combine meditation, somatic practices such as breathwork, immersive nature therapy and archery instruction. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 It was bought and renovated by Dutch art lawyer Gert-Jan van den Bergh and his wife Corinne, a somatic therapist and sculptor. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026 That combined with somatic therapy could be a winning combination. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for somatic

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Read Full Review Designed to tie in the five elements and the five senses, this Greek idyll is built into a mountain and has a large spherical pool as its physical and spiritual center.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
There is humiliation here, claustrophobia, physical vulnerability and an intimacy that occasionally brushes against the erotic.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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Those range from the macro-industrial such as aircraft parts and underwater pipelines to the micro-medical such as stents that prop open bodily channels for bodily fluids.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Much like how John Cage had tuned in to hear silence full of sound, Paxton tuned the dancer’s attention inward, to perceive bodily stillness full of internal micro-movements.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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