RELIEVING Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word relieving. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RELIEVING
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ameliorating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending to ameliorate | ||||||||
comforting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • providing freedom from worry • affording comfort or solace | ||||||||
easing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a change for the better • the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) | ||||||||
soothing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affording physical relief • freeing from fear and anxiety | ||||||||
alleviating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • make easier | ||||||||
assuaging | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • satisfy (thirst) • provide physical relief, as from pain | ||||||||
mitigating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of • to temper | ||||||||
palliating | verbv | |||||||
verb • lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of • provide physical relief, as from pain | ||||||||
exempt | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject • (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation verb • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • grant exemption or release to | ||||||||
allay | verbv | |||||||
verb • lessen the intensity of or calm • satisfy (thirst) | ||||||||
alleviate | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • make easier | ||||||||
assuage | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • satisfy (thirst) • provide physical relief, as from pain | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
excuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. • a note explaining an absence • a poor example verb • accept an excuse for • grant exemption or release to • serve as a reason or cause or justification of • defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning • ask for permission to be released from an engagement • excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | ||||||||
free | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint • unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion • not held in servitude noun • people who are free adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • costing nothing • not occupied or in use • not fixed in position • not taken up by scheduled activities • completely wanting or lacking • not literal verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • relieve from • remove or force out from a position • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • make (information) available for publication • free from obligations or duties • free or remove obstruction from • let off the hook • part with a possession or right • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition • make (assets) available | ||||||||
lighten | verbv | |||||||
verb • make more cheerful • reduce the weight on; make lighter • become more cheerful • make more cheerful through the use of color • become lighter • alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive | ||||||||
palliate | verbv | |||||||
verb • lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of • provide physical relief, as from pain | ||||||||
remedy | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain verb • set straight or right • provide relief for | ||||||||
salvage | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • property or goods saved from damage or destruction • the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction • the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire verb • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • collect discarded material | ||||||||
salve | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation • anything that remedies or heals or soothes verb • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing | ||||||||