I need palliative care.
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Palliative
/ˈpælieɪtɪv/
Synonyms for "palliative" (110 found)
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Noun(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (55)
mitigationmitigativemitigatormitigatorymoderatormodificatorymodifyingmodulatormodulatorymollifiernumbingpacificatorpacifierpain-killingpalliationpeacemakerpurgativequalificationqualificativequalificatory
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qualifyingrefutingrehabilitativerelievingremedialrestraining handrestrictingrestrictivesalvesedativeshock absorbersofteningsoothersoothingsoothing syrupstabilizersubduingtemperertranquilizervarnishvindicativevindicatorywhitewashwhitewashingwiser head
Adjective(3 words)
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12 entriescurativecurelinguistic devicemedical termmedical treatmentpolicy termrelief strategyremedyrhetorical tactictherapeutictherapeutic adjectivetherapeutic measure
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14 entriesanalgesicantiemeticcomfort careeconomic reliefeuphemistic phrasinggentle wordingharm reductionpalliative analgesiapalliative carepalliative chemotherapypalliative radiotherapypolicy mitigationsoftening phrasingtemporary measure
Collocations
10 entriespalliative analgesiapalliative carepalliative chemotherapypalliative effectpalliative measurepalliative measurespalliative optionpalliative radiotherapypalliative therapypalliative treatment
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6 total sentences available.
A gerontologist suggested that better palliative care facilities for patients who are nearing the end of their lives might be better than legalizing assisted suicide.
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She was a palliative care nurse until her retirement.
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Living is a sickness that sleep relieves every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. Death is the cure.
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