Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sanatorium

2 senses of sanatorium

Sense 1
sanatorium, sanatarium, sanitarium -- (a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases)
       => hospital, infirmary -- (a health facility where patients receive treatment)

Sense 2
Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit -- (pejorative terms for an insane asylum)
       => mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum -- (a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person)