RELIEFS Synonyms

• an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

• a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

• (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device

• the act of providing approval and support

• 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)

• move gently or carefully

• lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

• make easier

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• a change for the better

• the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

• a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

• a pause from doing something (as work)

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a pause for relaxation

• the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

• postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

• a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

• an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

• capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

• serving or used in place of another

• artificial and inferior

• put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

• be a substitute

• act as a substitute

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

• (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)

• an impression produced by pressure or printing

• sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

• assistance in time of difficulty

• 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

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

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

• a pitcher who does not start the game

• sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting

• sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

• assistance in time of difficulty

• help in a difficult situation

• assistance in time of difficulty

• help in a difficult situation

• the feel of a surface or a fabric

• the essential quality of something

• the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together

• the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

• the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)