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RELIEVING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word relieving. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For RELIEVING

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aggravating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• making worse

distressing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• bad; unfortunate

exacerbating
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• making worse

intensifying
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• increasing in strength or intensity

irritating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

• (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite

• causing physical discomfort

perturbing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

troubling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

upsetting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing an emotional disturbance

worsening
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• changing for the worse

noun

• process of changing to an inferior state

• changing something with the result that it becomes worse

tormenting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• unbearable physical pain

• extreme mental distress

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

• a severe affliction

• the act of harassing someone

verb

• torment emotionally or mentally

• treat cruelly

• subject to torture

Alternatives for AGGRAVATING

Alternatives for DISTRESSING

Alternatives for EXACERBATING

Alternatives for INTENSIFYING

Alternatives for IRRITATING

Alternatives for PERTURBING

Alternatives for TROUBLING

Alternatives for UPSETTING

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