ALLEVIATION Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word alleviation. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word alleviation. (close relations)

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	relief				nounn
	noun • the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced • the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) • (law) redress awarded by a court • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) • assistance in time of difficulty • a pause for relaxation • a change for the better • aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) • sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background • the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
	assuagement				nounn
	noun • the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
	abatement				nounn
	noun • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something • the act of abating
	ease				verb, nounv, n
	noun • freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort • a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state • the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) • freedom from constraint or embarrassment • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) verb • move gently or carefully • lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate • make easier • lessen the intensity of or calm
	mitigation				nounn
	noun • to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious • a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances • the action of lessening in severity or intensity
	moderation				nounn
	noun • quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes • a change for the better • the trait of avoiding excesses • the action of lessening in severity or intensity
	mollification				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered • the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
	palliation				nounn
	noun • easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause • to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
	reduction				nounn
	noun • the act of decreasing or reducing something • any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent • the act of reducing complexity
	easement				nounn
	noun • (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
	easing				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • a change for the better • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

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ALLEVIATION Synonyms

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