PALLIATIVES Synonyms

• a therapist who makes suffering more endurable

• remedy that alleviates pain without curing

• a medicine used to relieve pain

• capable of relieving pain

• a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

• the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

• any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

• semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

• a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

• a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

• bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

• device used for an infant to suck or bite on

• an action taken to offset another action

• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

• provide a cure for, make healthy again

• prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

• make (substances) hard and improve their usability

• be or become preserved

• Someone or something that mitigates.

• 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

• act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

• set straight or right

• provide relief for

• semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

• anything that remedies or heals or soothes

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

• a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

• tending to soothe or tranquilize

• a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

• a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

• a method for solving a problem

• the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

• the successful action of solving a problem

• One who, or that which, soothes.

• A plastic device that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.

• (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

• a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity

• remedy that alleviates pain without curing